Genetic Disorders of the Glomerular Filtration Barrier

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The glomerular filtration barrier is a highly specialized capillary wall comprising fenestrated endothelial cells, podocytes, and an intervening basement membrane. In glomerular disease, this barrier loses functional integrity, allowing the passage of macromolecules and cells, and there are associated changes in both cell morphology and the extracellular matrix. Over the past 3 decades, there has been a transformation in our understanding about glomerular disease, fueled by genetic discovery, and this is leading to exciting advances in our knowledge about glomerular biology and pathophysiology. In current clinical practice, a genetic diagnosis already has important implications for management, ranging from estimating the risk of disease recurrence post-transplant to the life-changing advances in the treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Improving our understanding about the mechanistic basis of glomerular disease is required for more effective and personalized therapy options. In this review, we describe genotype and phenotype correlations for genetic disorders of the glomerular filtration barrier, with a particular emphasis on how these gene defects cluster by both their ontology and patterns of glomerular pathology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 15(2020), 12 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 1818-1828

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Anna S [VerfasserIn]
Ingham, Jack F [VerfasserIn]
Lennon, Rachel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endothelium
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Glomerular basement membrane
Glomerular filtration barrier
Journal Article
Kidney Genomics Series
Podocyte
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 25.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2215/CJN.11440919

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307914100