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Native and transplant kidney pathology. Case 8 Erik Heyerdahl Strøm Dept. of Pathology Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Oslo, Norway. ECP Helsinki 30 August 2011. Clinical history. Caucasian male 22 years. mild edema of lower extremities hematuria
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Native and transplant kidney pathology Case 8 Erik Heyerdahl Strøm Dept. of Pathology Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Oslo, Norway ECP Helsinki 30 August 2011
Clinical history Caucasian male 22 years. • mild edema of lower extremities • hematuria • proteinuria, increasing to nephrotic level • moderate hypertension • slightly reduced renal function Suspicion of chronic glomerulonephritis Kidney biopsy was performed
Biopsy diagnosis Glomerular lipid-containing deposits suggestive of Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency
Clinical follow-up • Lipid metabolism: • Very low HDL, low LDL, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides • Corneal opacities
Genetic testing Compound heterozygous: Two mutations (R244H and M252K) in exon 6 of the LCAT-gene, located on chromosome 16. Final diagnosis: Familial LCAT-deficiency
Familial LCAT deficiency • autosomal recessive disease • due to a defect in esterification of plasma cholesterol • severe reduction of HDL • elevation of free cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids
Familial LCAT deficiency lipid-containing depositions within several organs: • kidney • proteinuria, renal failure • cornea • decreased vision • erythrocytes • anemia due to defect of cytoplasmic membrane • aorta and muscular arteries • premature atherosclerotic vascular disease?
Familial LCAT deficiencyGenetics >70 different mutations described Familial LCAT deficiency Milder disease (”Fish-eye disease”) Kluivenhoven JA: J Lipid Res 2004
”Fish eye” Corneal opacities: * multiple small greyish spots “foggy” discoloration; band-like at the periphery * impaired vision * present from early childhood in LCAT deficiency
Pathogenesis of renal lesion • Heterogeneous lesions may be due to several mechanisms of disease • deposition of different types of lipid containing molecules, incl. abnormal lipoproteins: Lipoprotein X (Lp-X) • capillary wall impairment • complement activation?
Differential diagnosis • renal lesions in chronic liver diseases • ”hepatic glomerulosclerosis” (Sagaguchi H 1965) • Alagilles’s syndrome (hypoplasia of intrahepatic bile ducts) • other lipidoses
Case history • Transplanted at 28 yrs, 6 yrs after initial diagnosis • Received kidney from his father, who was heterozygous for LCAT mutation
Two days after transplantation Biopsy proven acute rejection Banff IA
Recurrence of LCAT deficiency in renal graft • Documented in graft - 7 weeks after transplantation - more than 5 years graft survival
What is the significance of the changes in the 2 days post transplant biopsy? • Unspecific changes? - probably not • Donor derived changes? - probably not • Recurrence of disease? - most likely
Why present this case? Ultrastructural morphology is quite suggestive of LCAT-deficiency Early recurrence in transplant
Coworkers: Dr. Ståle Sund, Dept. of Pathology, Førde Central Hospital, Norway Dr. Morten Reier-Nilsen, Dept. of Medicine, Drammen Hospital, Norway Dr. Christina Dørje, Dept. of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway Dr. Trond P. Leren, Dept. of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Norway Ultrastruct Pathol 2011:35: 139–45