Okamoto T, Shima H, Doi T, Nozu K, Inoue T, Tashiro M, Wariishi S, Bando H, Azuma H, Iwasaka N, Ohara T, Okada K, Minakuchi J. X-linked Alport Syndrome with Type IV Collagen α5 Chain Staining Revealing Normal Expression in the Glomerular Basement Membrane and Negative on Bowman's Capsule and
Distal Tubular Basement Membrane: A Case Report.
TOHOKU J EXP MED 2023;
261:69-73. [PMID:
37495524 DOI:
10.1620/tjem.2023.j060]
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Abstract
X-linked Alport syndrome is a hereditary progressive renal disease resulting from the disruption of collagen α3α4α5 (IV) heterotrimerization caused by pathogenic variants in the COL4A5 gene. This study aimed to report a male case of X-linked Alport syndrome with a mild phenotype accompanied by an atypical expression pattern of type IV collagen α5 [α5 (IV)] chain in glomerulus. A 38-year-old male presented with proteinuria (2.3 g/day) and hematuria. He has been detected urinary protein and occult blood since childhood. A renal biopsy was performed at the age of 29 years; however, a diagnosis of Alport syndrome was not considered. A renal biopsy 9 years later revealed diffuse thinning and lamellation of the glomerular basement membrane. Α staining for α5 (IV) revealed a normal expression pattern in the glomerular basement membrane and a complete negative expression in Bowman's capsule and distal tubular basement membrane. Using next-generation sequencing, we detected a COL4A5 missense variant within exon 35 (NM_000495.5: c.3088G>A, p. G1030S). The possibility of X-linked Alport syndrome should be considered when negative expression of α5 (IV) staining on Bowman's capsule was observed.
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