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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2017

PLA2R-positive (primary) membranous nephropathy in a child with IPEX syndrome.

Teresa Chuva, Frederick Pfister, Ortraud Beringer, Kerstin Felgentreff, Maike Büttner-Herold, Kerstin Amann

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Teresa ChuvaDepartment of Nephrology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal. m.teresa.chuva@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4002-0965
Frederick PfisterDepartment of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Ortraud BeringerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Kerstin FelgentreffDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Maike Büttner-HeroldDepartment of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Kerstin AmannDepartment of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversität Ulm · DEInstituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunodysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a rare primary immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by the development of multiple autoimmune disorders in affected individuals. Different forms of renal injury have been reported in IPEX syndrome, and membranous nephropathy (MN) is among the most common glomerulopathies found. However, the exact pathogenesis of MN in this setting has not been elucidated, and it is not clear whether it is part of the clinical spectrum of the disease or secondary to medications, infections or other concomitant insults. DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT: We describe a child diagnosed with IPEX syndrome shortly after birth who presented with nephrotic syndrome at the age of 11 weeks. Renal biopsy revealed a MN with enhanced immunohistochemical staining for phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R).

conclusionThis is the first report of a PLA2R-positive MN in a patient with IPEX syndrome. We suggest that, in this context, MN results from an autoimmune process against podocytic antigens, namely PLA2R.

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BiopsyDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1DiarrheaGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedGlomerulonephritis, MembranousHumansImmune System DiseasesInfantKidney GlomerulusMaleReceptors, Phospholipase A2PLA2R1 protein, humanReceptors, Phospholipase A2AutoimmunityIPEX syndromeMembranous nephropathyPhospholipase A2 receptor

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