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Genetic predisposition to infection in a case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Van Den Heuvel, Lambertus ; Riesbeck, Kristian LU orcid ; El Tahir, Omaima ; Gracchi, Valentina ; Kremlitzka, Mariann LU ; Morré, Servaas A. ; Van Furth, A. Marceline ; Singh, Birendra LU ; Okrój, Marcin LU and Van De Kar, Nicole , et al. (2018) In Journal of Human Genetics 63(1). p.93-96
Abstract

Most cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are caused by infection with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Genetic defects causing uncontrolled complement activation are associated with the more severe atypical HUS (aHUS). Non-EHEC infections can trigger the disease, however, complement defects predisposing to such infections have not yet been studied. We describe a 2-month-old patient infected with different Gram-negative bacterial species resulting in aHUS. Serum analysis revealed slow complement activation kinetics. Rare variant R229C was found in complement inhibitor vitronectin. Recombinant mutated vitronectin showed enhanced complement inhibition in vitro and may have been a predisposing factor for infection. Our work... (More)

Most cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are caused by infection with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Genetic defects causing uncontrolled complement activation are associated with the more severe atypical HUS (aHUS). Non-EHEC infections can trigger the disease, however, complement defects predisposing to such infections have not yet been studied. We describe a 2-month-old patient infected with different Gram-negative bacterial species resulting in aHUS. Serum analysis revealed slow complement activation kinetics. Rare variant R229C was found in complement inhibitor vitronectin. Recombinant mutated vitronectin showed enhanced complement inhibition in vitro and may have been a predisposing factor for infection. Our work indicates that genetic changes in aHUS can not only result in uncontrolled complement activation but also increase vulnerability to infections contributing to aHUS.

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genetic predisposition, Infection, Hemolytic uremic syndrome
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Journal of Human Genetics
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63
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1
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4 pages
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Springer
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  • pmid:29215086
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1434-5161
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10.1038/s10038-017-0356-0
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English
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  author       = {{Van Den Heuvel, Lambertus and Riesbeck, Kristian and El Tahir, Omaima and Gracchi, Valentina and Kremlitzka, Mariann and Morré, Servaas A. and Van Furth, A. Marceline and Singh, Birendra and Okrój, Marcin and Van De Kar, Nicole and Blom, Anna M. and Volokhina, Elena}},
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  keywords     = {{genetic predisposition; Infection; Hemolytic uremic syndrome}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{93--96}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Human Genetics}},
  title        = {{Genetic predisposition to infection in a case of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s10038-017-0356-0}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/s10038-017-0356-0}},
  volume       = {{63}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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