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Monteferrante G, Giani M, van den Heuvel MC. Systemic lupus erythematosus and Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in an Italian patient. Lupus 2009; 18:273-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203308095000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus has not yet been associated with mutations in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene; moreover, the time courses of platelet number and size in patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome are unknown. In this case, we present the time trends of platelet count and volume and the histopathology of the kidney of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and a mutation in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene. The patient suffered from congenital recessive X-linked thrombocytopenia, and he developed systemic lupus erythematosus at the age of 12 years. Thus, his disease was reclassified as Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, class 5. The g.257G > A mutation in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene and reduced expression of the specific messenger were revealed by molecular analyses.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Monteferrante
- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico Maggiore, Fondazione-Mangiagalli e IRCCS Regina Elena, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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