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ArticleClinical kidney journal2021

Pregnancies in kidney transplant recipients with complement gene variant-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy.

Natalja Haninger-Vacariu, Christof Aigner, Martina Gaggl, Renate Kain, Zoltán Prohászka, Georg A Böhmig, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Gere Sunder-Plassmann, Alice Schmidt

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Natalja Haninger-VacariuDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6323-1007
Christof AignerDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6940-8010
Martina GagglDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-2245
Renate KainClinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2428-543X
Zoltán Prohászka3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Laboratory, MTA-SE Research Group of Immunology and Hematology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-7982
Georg A BöhmigDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7600-912X
Raute Sunder-PlassmannDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Genetics Laboratory, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-118X
Gere Sunder-PlassmannDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-9921
Alice SchmidtDepartment of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5275-0044
Medical University of Vienna · ATSemmelweis University · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPregnancies in patients with complement gene variant-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (cTMA) are challenging, and pregnancies in such patients after kidney transplantation (KTX) are even more so.

methodsWe identified nine pregnancies following KTX of three genetically high-risk cTMA patients enrolled in the Vienna thrombotic microangiopathy cohort. Preventive plasma therapy was used in three pregnancies, and one patient had ongoing eculizumab (ECU) therapy during two pregnancies.

resultsSeven out of nine pregnancies (78%) resulted in the delivery of healthy children. The other two included one early abortion at gestational Week 12 during ongoing ECU therapy and one late foetal death at gestational Week 33 + 3, most likely not related to complement dysregulation. Kidney transplant function after delivery remained stable in all but one pregnancy. In the aforementioned case, a severe cTMA flare occurred after delivery despite use of preventive plasma infusions. Kidney graft function could be rescued in this patient by ECU. As such, successful pregnancies can be accomplished in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with a history of cTMA. We used preemptive plasma therapy or ongoing ECU treatment in selected cases.

conclusionsThus, becoming pregnant can be encouraged in KTRs with native kidney cTMA. Extensive preconception counselling, however, is mandatory in such cases.

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atypical haemolytic uraemic syndromecomplement systemdeliveryeculizumabgraviditykidney transplant recipientneonatepregnancypregnancy-associated complement gene variant-mediated thrombotic microangiopathythrombotic microangiopathy

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PMID33841869
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