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ArticleCold Spring Harbor molecular case studies2020

Diagnostic utility of genetic testing in patients undergoing renal biopsy.

Katherine A Benson, Susan L Murray, Ross Doyle, Brendan Doyle, Anthony M Dorman, Denise Sadlier, Eoin Brennan, Margaret Large, Gianpiero L Cavalleri, Catherine Godson and 1 more

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Article in Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Utility of Genetic Testing in Adults with CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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  6. Urinary peptidomic liquid biopsy for non-invasive differential diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine A Benson *School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland D02 YN77.ORCID 0000-0003-3529-315X
Susan L Murray *Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland D09 V2N0.
Ross DoyleDiabetes Complications Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Brendan DoyleDepartment of Histopathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland D09 V2N0.
Anthony M DormanDepartment of Histopathology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland D09 V2N0.
Denise SadlierMater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland D07 K201.
Eoin BrennanDiabetes Complications Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Margaret LargeDepartment of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland D02 YN77.
Gianpiero L CavalleriSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland D02 YN77.
Catherine GodsonDiabetes Complications Research Centre, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Peter J ConlonDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland D09 V2N0.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEUniversity College Dublin · IEBeaumont Hospital · IEMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-throughput DNA testing is becoming established as a standard diagnostic test in the renal clinic. Previously published studies on cohorts of patients with unexplained chronic kidney disease of a suspected genetic aetiology have suggested a diagnostic yield for genomic sequencing of up to 18%. Here we determine the yield of targeted gene panel in a clinically unscreened cohort of patients referred for percutaneous native renal biopsy. Patients who underwent renal biopsy for investigation of chronic kidney disease were sequenced using a genomic sequencing panel covering 227 genes in which variation is known to be associated with monogenic chronic kidney disease (CKD). Candidate disease-causing variants were assessed for pathogenicity using guidelines from the American College for Medical Genetics and Genomics. Fifty CKD patients were recruited and sequenced. A molecular diagnosis was obtained for two patients (4%). A molecular diagnosis is possible using genomic testing in ∼4% of clinically unscreened patients undergoing renal biopsy. Genetic screening may be useful for diagnosis in a subset of CKD patients but is most valuable when applied to patients with suspected heritable forms of kidney disease.

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AdultAgedBiopsyCohort StudiesDiagnostic Tests, RoutineDisease ProgressionFemaleGenetic TestingGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedRenal Insufficiency, Chronicacute tubulointerstitial nephritisdecreased glomerular filtration rateelevated serum creatinineglomerulonephritisheavy proteinuriahematuriamild proteinuriamoderate proteinuriastage 1 chronic kidney diseasestage 2 chronic kidney diseasestage 3 chronic kidney diseasestage 4 chronic kidney diseasestage 5 chronic kidney disease

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PMID32723786
PMCPMC7552929
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