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ArticleCase reports in nephrology and urology2012

Rituximab Treatment for PR3-ANCA-Positive Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Associated with Adult-Onset Periodic Fever Syndrome.

Yoshitomo Hamano, Hiromichi Yoshizawa, Taro Sugase, Takuya Miki, Naoko Ohtani, Shiho Hanawa, Eri Takeshima, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Osamu Saito, Fumi Takemoto and 3 more

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Article in Case reports in nephrology and urology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Yoshitomo HamanoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan ; Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Tochigi, Japan.
Hiromichi Yoshizawa
Taro Sugase
Takuya Miki
Naoko Ohtani
Shiho Hanawa
Eri Takeshima
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Osamu Saito
Fumi Takemoto
Shigeaki Muto
Wako Yumura
Eiji Kusano

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Abstract

We report the case of a 36-year-old Japanese woman with nephrotic syndrome due to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) Type I diagnosed after a 5-year history of periodic fever syndrome (PFS). Hypocomplementemia and elevation of anti-proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (PR3-ANCA) were observed. HIV, and hepatitis B and C serology were negative. Nephrotic syndrome and periodic fever did not respond to oral steroid and intravenous steroid pulse therapies combined with cyclosporine, dipyridamole, warfarin and losartan. We tried immunotherapy using rituximab, a human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen on mature B cells. This therapeutic approach led to improvement of renal function and remission of nephrotic syndrome and hypocomplementemia. However, it did not have a beneficial effect on periodic fever. Suspecting adult-onset hereditary PFS, we analyzed her genetic alteration of MEFV and TNFRSF1A genes. A rare genotype in intron 6 of TNFRSF1A was revealed. The etiological relationship between periodic fever and MPGN is discussed. Rituximab is a hopeful choice of induction therapy for refractory MPGN.

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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisPeriodic fever syndromePR3-ANCARituximab

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PMID23197963
PMCPMC3482072

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