Testing for the cytosine insertion in the VNTR of the MUC1 gene in a cohort of Italian patients with autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease
Journal of Nephrology(2016)
Abstract
Introduction Medullary cystic kidney disease type 1 (MCKD1; OMIM #174000) is a familial progressive tubule-interstitial nephropathy belonging to the recently defined group of autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney diseases (ADTKD). Case report A specific type of cytosine insertion in the extracellular variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) domain of the MUC1 gene causing the disease was tested in a group of 21 families with ADTKD. We identified this type of MUC1 mutation in two families, whose affected members are described in detail in this case report. Affected (ADTKD-MUC1) members developed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with a higher incidence ( p = 0.033) and at a younger age ( p = 0.013) than probands with ADTKD but without this type of mutation. All patients with MUC1 -associated kidney disease shared a rather unspecific tubule-interstitial laboratory pattern without medullary cysts, leading to ESRD between the age of 33 and 47 years. We were not able to identify any single common extra-renal feature among affected patients, even if they had various comorbidities, which are described in detail. Conclusions We identified this type of MUC1 mutation in 9.5 % of families from an ADTKD Italian cohort; larger studies are needed to better define the criteria for genetic testing for this type of mutation.
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Key words
MUC1,Medullary cystic kidney disease,Autosomal-dominant tubule-interstitial kidney disease,Malignancy
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