Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East
Tony, E., Aboushall, A., S, A., A., A., Mohamed, O., Mostafa, M., Khairallah, M. (2022). Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East. EKB Journal Management System, 89(2), 6382-6392. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269979
Effat A. E. Tony; Ahmed Abdelkader Hammouda Aboushall; Alwaheeb S; Alserri A.; Omima A. R. Mohamed; Mohammad H. Mostafa; Marwa K. Khairallah. "Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East". EKB Journal Management System, 89, 2, 2022, 6382-6392. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269979
Tony, E., Aboushall, A., S, A., A., A., Mohamed, O., Mostafa, M., Khairallah, M. (2022). 'Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East', EKB Journal Management System, 89(2), pp. 6382-6392. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269979
Tony, E., Aboushall, A., S, A., A., A., Mohamed, O., Mostafa, M., Khairallah, M. Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 89(2): 6382-6392. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269979

Association of Mutations in The NPHS2 Gene and Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Adults in Middle East

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 51, Volume 89, Issue 2, October 2022, Page 6382-6392  XML PDF (675.21 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.269979
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Authors
Effat A. E. Tony; Ahmed Abdelkader Hammouda Aboushall email orcid ; Alwaheeb S; Alserri A.; Omima A. R. Mohamed; Mohammad H. Mostafa; Marwa K. Khairallah
Assiut University, Faculty of medicine , Internal medicine department , Nephrology Unite
Abstract
Background: Limited and contradictory pharmacogenetic studies of NPHS2 gene R229Q polymorphism in nephrotic syndrome (NS) children and adults of different ethnicities steered us to investigate the genotype frequency and associated risk of this polymorphism in Middle East NS children and adults.
Objectives: The present work aimed to study the effect of NPHS2 R229Q genetic variations on the susceptibility to idiopathic NS and the treatment response in NS children and adults from Assiut University and major Kuwait Hospitals. Patients and methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted which comprised a total of 100 idiopathic NS patients (30 children and 70 adults). Mutation analysis was carried out by Taqman allele discrimination of the NPHS2 gene R229Q polymorphism (rs61747728) using specific primers and probes.
Results: The results indicate the presence of R229Q polymorphism in9% of our patients. Moreover, R229Q variant in Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) adults was observed in a single heterozygous form. A total of 100 patients were genotyped for the variant rs61747728. Ninety-one percent of patients carry the CC genotype (Homozygous), in addition only 9% were carriers of the CT genotype (Heterozygous), whereas no patients were carrying the TT genotype. The minor allele (T) frequency was 0.045, whereas the major allele (C) frequency was 0.955 in our population.
Conclusion: NPHS2 p.R229Q plays an important role in enhancing the susceptibility of minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis/steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome  (FSGS/SRNS), especially in Middle East population and age of late-onset patients. We recommend to screen for p.R229Q polymorphism in the diagnosis of SRNS among our population.
 
Keywords
NPHS2 gene; Nephrotic Syndrome; Mutations; Middle East
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