TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinicopathological features of C3 glomerulopathy in children
T2 - a single-center experience
AU - Drake, Keri A.
AU - Ellington, Natalie
AU - Gattineni, Jyothsna
AU - Torrealba, Jose R.
AU - Hendricks, Allen R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, IPNA.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is defined by dominant glomerular deposition of C3 and minimal or no immunoglobulin, with two subtypes—dense deposit disease (DDD) and C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN)—distinguished by features on electron microscopy (EM). Given that this rare disease has generally unfavorable yet highly variable outcomes, we sought out to review the histopathology, complement/genetic studies, and renal outcomes of pediatric patients with C3G at our institution. Methods: All native kidney biopsies performed in a single pediatric hospital over a 10-year period were reviewed for features of C3G. Of 589 biopsy reports, we identified 9 patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for C3G and retrospectively reviewed their clinical chart and renal biopsy findings. Results: We identified 4 patients with DDD, 4 with C3GN, and 1 indeterminate case, with features of both C3GN and DDD. Five patients were positive for one or more nephritic factors (C3NeF, C4NeF, C5NeF) with 1 patient additionally positive for complement factor H (CFH) autoantibody. Genetic testing done in 5 of the 9 patients failed to identify any causative mutations. Three patients showed progressive renal dysfunction over a mean follow-up period of 33 months. Conclusions: Complement and genetic studies are now routinely recommended for patients with a histopathological diagnosis of C3G. Careful interpretation of these studies and their prognostic and therapeutic implications in conjunction with biopsy findings is needed to further understand the pathophysiology of this rare disease in children.
AB - Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is defined by dominant glomerular deposition of C3 and minimal or no immunoglobulin, with two subtypes—dense deposit disease (DDD) and C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN)—distinguished by features on electron microscopy (EM). Given that this rare disease has generally unfavorable yet highly variable outcomes, we sought out to review the histopathology, complement/genetic studies, and renal outcomes of pediatric patients with C3G at our institution. Methods: All native kidney biopsies performed in a single pediatric hospital over a 10-year period were reviewed for features of C3G. Of 589 biopsy reports, we identified 9 patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for C3G and retrospectively reviewed their clinical chart and renal biopsy findings. Results: We identified 4 patients with DDD, 4 with C3GN, and 1 indeterminate case, with features of both C3GN and DDD. Five patients were positive for one or more nephritic factors (C3NeF, C4NeF, C5NeF) with 1 patient additionally positive for complement factor H (CFH) autoantibody. Genetic testing done in 5 of the 9 patients failed to identify any causative mutations. Three patients showed progressive renal dysfunction over a mean follow-up period of 33 months. Conclusions: Complement and genetic studies are now routinely recommended for patients with a histopathological diagnosis of C3G. Careful interpretation of these studies and their prognostic and therapeutic implications in conjunction with biopsy findings is needed to further understand the pathophysiology of this rare disease in children.
KW - C3 glomerulonephritis
KW - C3 glomerulopathy
KW - children
KW - dense deposit disease
KW - nephritic factor
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U2 - 10.1007/s00467-019-04388-3
DO - 10.1007/s00467-019-04388-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 31667615
AN - SCOPUS:85074709879
SN - 0931-041X
VL - 35
SP - 153
EP - 162
JO - Pediatric Nephrology
JF - Pediatric Nephrology
IS - 1
ER -