Inherited Monogenic Causes of Chronic Kidney Diseases Flashcards
What is the global prevalence of CKD?
13%
Over 800 million adults worldwide
What is polygenic?
Dual genetic diagnosis with pathogenic variants in 2 different kidney-associated genes
What is monogenic?
Commonly driven by type IV collagen genes
Can CKD be polygenic and monogenic?
Yes
What is the mode of inheritance of monogenic CKD?
AD or AR
What percentage of CKD patients do genetics affect?
30% of adult CKD
70% of pediatric CKD
How many genes have been implicated in monogenic causes of CKD?
More than 500
What is used for the diagnosis of CKD?
Genetic testing
What is the main causes or etiology of CKD?
Etiology remains elusive; they are known as kidney diseases of unknown etiology
What number of patients with KDUE account for ESRD?
1 in 10 adults
What % of the causes of KDUE can genetic testing identify?
10 to 40%
What are examples of CKDs? (7)
- Cystic kidney disease (including nephronophthisis)
- Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract
- Chronic glomerulonephritis
- Tubulointestinal kidney disease
- Nephrolithiasis/nephrocalcinosis
- Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
- Rare chronic kidney disease
What is monogenic CKD?
Mendelian or monogenic disease (single-gene disorder) resulting from a pathogenic mutation of a single causative gene.
What is nephronophtosis?
An inherited disease which usually affects children; mode of inheritance is AR
What is the mode of inheritance of monogenic CKD?
AR, both parental alleles must be mutated to cause disease
AD, where a mutation in one parental allele is sufficient to cause disease
What is age-related penetrance?
As age increases, the chances of getting affected are greater
How many distinct genetic etiologies were discovered for CKD in adults? Using what?
47 distinct genetic etiologies were identified using genome-wide investigations
What is the type of mutation of CKD during the first 10 years of life?
AR, homozygous truncating
What is the type of mutation that would lead to CKD after the age of 10 but before the age of 50?
AR, homozygous missense
What is the type of mutation that would lead to CKD after the age of 50?
AD, incomplete penetrance or “mild” allele
What is the diagnostic approach to monogenic CKD?
- Take a full history, including family history of CKD
- Detect any extrarenal manifestations of syndromic disease
- Early onset kidney disease or early onset kidney failure
Why is taking a complete history important?
It is often the first clue to both monogenic and polygenic components of CKD, especially through family history
What is the procedure in patients with unexplained kidney diseases?
Do a whole diagnostic routine, especially if there is no genetic predisposition
In which cases do you avoid completing a renal biopsy for diagnosis?
In case of bleeding
What is the gold standard for diagnostic approach to monogenic CKD?
Genetic testing except in 2 conditions in which testing may be performed before completion or as part of the initial workup
When should targeted genetic testing be done?
- In cases highly suggestive of a specific genetic diagnosis
- When kidney biopsy poses a greater risk, such as un the setting of bleeding disorders, pregnancy or soltary kidney
In the case of lower possibility of genetic diagnosis what should be done?
Consider genetic testing based on clinical scenario, patient and physician preference, reimbursement considerations
What are the different methods of detecting monogenic causes of CKD in adults? (5)
- Karyotyping & chromosome microarray
- Whole exome sequencing
- Sanger sequencing
- Targeted gene panel sequencing
- Genome sequencing
What is karyotyping and CMA?
Genome-wide tests for structural variants such as translocation CNV, and chromosome aneuploidy
What are the advantages of karyotyping and CMA?
Cheap and fast
Can detect CNV at the exon level
What is CNV?
Copy-number variants
What are the disadvantages of karyotyping and CMA?
Lack of resolution to detect SNV smaller than 1Mb
Cannot detect balanced translocation
What is Sanger sequencing?
PCR-based single nucleotide sequencing
When is Sager sequencing used?
Used for confirmatory testing
What are the advantages of Sanger sequencing?
Highly sensitive and specific for small variants
High resolution
What are the disadvantages of Sanger sequencing?
Cannot detect most structural variation
What is exome sequencing?
Massively sequencing of nearly all protein-CODING (exons) portions of genes
Why is exome sequencing used?
It provides an unbiased survey that can detect disease-causing SNVs
What are the advantages of exome sequencing?
Highly sensitive to exonic SNV
What are the disadvantages of exome sequencing?
Limited detection of indels and CNVs
Expensive and time consuming
Requires expert analysis
What is genome sequencing?
Massive sequencing of the entirety of the genome and can detect most known disease-causing vriants