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ArticleAmerican journal of nephrology2021

Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Identifies Pathogenic Variants in Diabetic Kidney Disease.

Jose Lazaro-Guevara, Julio Fierro-Morales, A Hunter Wright, River Gunville, Christopher Simeone, Scott G Frodsham, Melissa H Pezzolesi, Courtney A Zaffino, Laith Al-Rabadi, Nirupama Ramkumar and 1 more

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Article in American journal of nephrology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jose Lazaro-GuevaraDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Julio Fierro-MoralesDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
A Hunter WrightDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
River GunvilleDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Christopher SimeoneDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Scott G FrodshamDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Melissa H PezzolesiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Courtney A ZaffinoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Laith Al-RabadiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Nirupama RamkumarDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Marcus G PezzolesiDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
University of Utah · US

Funding

Utah Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR002538 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HESS, RACHEL, MAJERSIK, JENNIFER JUHL · 2018 to 2022
$26.0M
Interdisciplinary Training Program in MetabolismT32DK091317 · NIDDK · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SCOTT A SUMMERS · 2011 to 2026
$4.8M
Native American Research Internship (NARI) Summer Program in Diabetes, Obesity and MetabolismR25DK109894 · NIDDK · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HOLSTI, MAIJA, SUMMERS, SCOTT A · 2016 to 2025
$1.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002538NIDDK NIH HHS R25 DK109894NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK091317
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDiabetes is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). For patients with diabetes and CKD, the underlying cause of their kidney disease is often assumed to be a consequence of their diabetes. Without histopathological confirmation, however, the underlying cause of their disease is unclear. Recent studies have shown that next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a promising avenue toward uncovering and establishing precise genetic diagnoses in various forms of kidney disease.

methodsHere, we set out to investigate the genetic basis of disease in nondiabetic kidney disease (NDKD) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients by performing targeted NGS using a custom panel comprising 345 kidney disease-related genes.

resultsOur analysis identified rare diagnostic variants based on ACMG-AMP guidelines that were consistent with the clinical diagnosis of 19% of the NDKD patients included in this study. Similarly, 22% of DKD patients were found to carry rare pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in kidney disease-related genes included on our panel. Genetic variants suggestive of NDKD were detected in 3% of the diabetic patients included in this study. DISCUSSION/

conclusionOur findings suggest that rare variants in kidney disease-related genes in a diabetic background may play a role in the pathogenesis of DKD and NDKD in patients with diabetes.

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High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingSequence Analysis, DNADiabetic NephropathiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedDiabetic kidney diseaseGeneticsTargeted sequencing

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PMID33774617
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