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De Rechter S, Kringen J, Janssens P, Liebau MC, Devriendt K, Levtchenko E, Bergmann C, Jouret F, Bammens B, Borry P, Schaefer F, Mekahli D. Clinicians' attitude towards family planning and timing of diagnosis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185779. [PMID: 28961265 PMCID: PMC5621697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Several ethical aspects in the management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) are still controversial, including family planning and testing for disease presence in at-risk individuals. We performed an online survey aiming to assess the opinion and current clinical practice of European pediatric and adult nephrologists, as well as geneticists. A total of 410 clinicians (53% male, mean (SD) age of 48 (10) years) responded, including 216 pediatric nephrologists, 151 adult nephrologists, and 43 clinical geneticists. While the 3 groups agreed to encourage clinical testing in asymptomatic ADPKD minors and adults, only geneticists would recommend genetic testing in asymptomatic at-risk adults (P<0.001). Statistically significant disagreement between disciplines was observed regarding the ethical justification of prenatal genetic diagnosis, termination of pregnancy and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for ADPKD. Particularly, PGD is ethically justified according to geneticists (4.48 (1.63)), whereas pediatric (3.08 (1.78); P<0.001) and adult nephrologists (3.66 (1.88); P<0.05) appeared to be less convinced. Our survey suggests that most clinicians support clinical testing of at-risk minors and adults in ADPKD families. However, there is no agreement for genetic testing in asymptomatic offspring and for family planning, including PGD. The present data highlight the need for a consensus among clinicians, to avoid that ADPKD families are being given conflicting information.
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- Stéphanie De Rechter
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of New Haven, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics and Center for Molecular Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, KU Leuven—University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, Bioscientia, Ingelheim, Germany
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Liège Hospital (ULg CHU), Liège, Belgium
- Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génoprotéomique Appliquée (GIGA), Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Centre for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Binczak-Kuleta A, Rozanski J, Domanski L, Myslak M, Ciechanowski K, Ciechanowicz A. DNA microsatellite analysis in families with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD): the first Polish study. J Appl Genet 2006; 47:383-9. [PMID: 17132904 DOI: 10.1007/bf03194649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common inherited renal disorders with genetic heterogeneity. Mutations of two known genes are responsible for this disease: PKD1 at 16p13.3 and PKD2 at 4q21-23. A majority of cases (85%) are caused by mutations in PKD1. Because direct mutation screening remains complex, we describe here the application of an efficient approach to studies based on highly informative dinucleotide and tetranucleotide repeats flanking genes PKD1 and PKD2. METHODS For this study a series of microsatellites closely linked to locus PKD1 (D16S291, D16S663, D16S665, D16S283, D16S407, D16S475) and to locus PKD2 (D4S1563, D4S2929, D4S414, D4S1534, D4S423) were selected. Short (81-242 bp) DNA fragments containing the tandem repeats were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The number of repeat units of microsatelite markers was determined by fluorescent capillary electrophoresis. RESULTS DNA microsatellite analysis was performed in 25 Polish ADPKD families and established the type of disease (21 families PKD1-type, 1 family PKD2-type). CONCLUSIONS While a disease-causing mutation in the PKD1 and PKD2 genes cannot be identified, DNA microsatellite analysis provided an early diagnosis and may be considered in ADPKD families.
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- Agnieszka Binczak-Kuleta
- Pomeranian Medical University, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics & Molecular Medicine, Szczecin, Poland.
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De Rycke M, Georgiou I, Sermon K, Lissens W, Henderix P, Joris H, Platteau P, Van Steirteghem A, Liebaers I. PGD for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease type 1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:65-71. [PMID: 15591452 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is primarily characterized by renal cysts and progression to renal failure. It is a genetically heterogeneous disease, with mutations in the PKD1 gene accounting for the majority of cases. Direct mutation detection for PKD1-linked ADPKD or type 1 is complicated by the large size and complex genomic structure of PKD1. This paper describes a microsatellite marker-based assay for PGD in couples at risk of transmitting ADPKD type 1. During PGD, genetic analysis is carried out on single blastomeres biopsied from preimplantation embryos obtained after IVF, and only embryos unaffected by the disease under investigation are selected for transfer. Single-cell genetic analysis relied on a fluorescent duplex-PCR of linked polymorphic markers followed by fragment length determination on an automated sequencer. The co-amplification of the intragenic KG8 and the extragenic D16S291 marker at the single-cell level was evaluated in pre-clinical tests on lymphoblasts and research blastomeres. The developed assay proved to be efficient (96.1% amplification) and accurate (1.4% allele drop-out and 4.3% contamination), and can be applied in all informative ADPKD type 1 couples. From five clinical cycles carried out for three couples, two pregnancies ensued, resulting in the birth of two healthy children.
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- M De Rycke
- Centre for Medical Genetics, University Hospital and Medical School, Dutch-speaking Brussels Free University, Laarbeeklaan, Brussels, Belgium.
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Hamed RM, Tamimi S, Al-Shamayleh A, Kamal MF, Tarawneh M, Toffaha A. Renal cysts and associated malformations in pediatric autopsy material. Ann Saudi Med 1998; 18:451-3. [PMID: 17344730 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- R M Hamed
- Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Turco AE, Padovani EM, Peissel B, Chiaffoni GP, Rossetti S, Gammaro L, Maschio G, Pignatti PF. Gene linkage analysis and DNA based detection of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in a newborn infant. Case report. J Perinat Med 1995; 23:205-12. [PMID: 8568612 DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1995.23.3.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Bilateral polycystic kidneys were detected by ultrasound at 23 weeks gestation in a male fetus. Bilateral renal cysts were subsequently also found in the asymptomatic propositus' mother and grandmother, suggesting the diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The renal ultrasonograms showed cortical cysts with normal or decreased-sized kidneys. Renal function was normal. Seven available members of the family were genotyped for flanking DNA markers tightly linked to the PKD1 gene on chromosome 16p, and for a polymorphism close to a second putative disease gene (PKD2) on chromosome 2. The genetic linkage approach allowed us to detect with a high degree of accuracy the ADPKD1 at risk chromosome in the three patients, as well as in a 28-year-old unaffected female. This report illustrates the feasibility and the usefulness of recent molecular genetic strategies for diagnostic purposes in ADPKD, especially when clinical and radiological data are atypical. Furthermore, it also confirms that early or very early onset forms of the disease are not uncommon, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of childhood cystic disease.
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- A E Turco
- Institute of Genetics, University of Verona School of Medicine, Italy
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Elles RG, Hodgkinson KA, Mallick NP, O'Donoghue DJ, Read AP, Rimmer S, Watters EA, Harris R. Diagnosis of adult polycystic kidney disease by genetic markers and ultrasonographic imaging in a voluntary family register. J Med Genet 1994; 31:115-20. [PMID: 8182715 PMCID: PMC1049671 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.31.2.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Diagnosis of autosomal dominant adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) is possible by ultrasonographic scanning (USS) or by using DNA markers linked to the PKD1 locus. Ultrasonography is complicated by the age dependent penetrance of the gene and linkage studies are subject to recombination errors owing to meiotic crossing over and locus heterogeneity. This study draws on data collected from a voluntary family register of APKD over 10 years. Records of 150 families were examined, ultrasound reports were obtained from 242 people at 50% prior risk, and 37 families were typed for DNA markers. The fraction of APKD resulting from loci unlinked to PKD1 (designated PKD2 here) was calculated at 2.94% (upper confidence limit 8.62%). Some subjects who were negative on initial scan later gave a positive scan, but there was no example of a definite gene carrier aged over 30 giving a negative scan. In families large enough for linkage analysis, most people who were at 50% prior risk could be given a final risk below 5% or above 95%, by using combined ultrasound and DNA studies.
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- R G Elles
- Department of Medical Genetics, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Turco AE, Peissel B, Rossetti S, Selicorni A, Manoukian S, Brusasco A, Tadini G, Galimberti A, Tassis B, Turolla L. Prenatal testing in a fetus at risk for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and autosomal recessive junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1993; 47:1225-30. [PMID: 8291561 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320470820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Amniocentesis and fetal skin biopsies were performed at 18 weeks of gestation in a fetus at risk for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive junctional epidermolysis bullosa (EBJ) with pyloric atresia. A previous son of the couple under investigation had died at 3 months of EBJ. The mother of the propositus has ADPKD. Genetic linkage studies were carried out in 11 relatives (4 with ADPKD), and on fetal DNA obtained from cultured amniocytes, using 8 flanking DNA markers tightly linked to the PKD1 locus on chromosome 16p, and a DNA marker linked to another putative ADPKD locus on chromosome 2p. The linkage results indicated that the fetus had not inherited the ADPKD chromosome from the affected mother, with a diagnostic accuracy of > 99%. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical analyses of multiple fetal skin biopsies showed no EBJ-associated abnormalities. Thus, combining recent morphological and molecular diagnostic methods, we could show that the fetus was free from both diseases. After 40 weeks of gestation, a normal male infant was delivered.
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- A E Turco
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Genetics, University of Verona School of Medicine, Italy
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