Roper, T;
Harber, M;
Jones, G;
Pitceathly, RDS;
Salama, AD;
(2020)
Delayed diagnoses of mitochondrial cytopathies in patients presenting with end stage kidney disease: two case reports.
BMC Nephrology
, 21
, Article 361. 10.1186/s12882-020-02002-5.
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Abstract
Background: Up to one third of patients on renal replacement programmes have an unknown cause of kidney disease, and the diagnosis may only be established following renal transplantation when the disease recurs or if new extra-renal symptoms develop. / Case presentation: We present two patients who presented with progressive chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Both patients underwent successful renal transplantation but subsequently developed multisystem abnormalities, and were ultimately diagnosed with mitochondrial cytopathy 10–15 years following transplantation. / Conclusions: Mitochondrial cytopathies are rare inborn errors of metabolism that should be considered in adults with renal impairment, especially in those with a family history of kidney or other multisystem disease. The widespread availability of genetic testing provides the potential for earlier diagnoses, thereby enhancing management decisions, anticipation of complications, avoidance of mitotoxic drugs, and informed prognosis prediction.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Delayed diagnoses of mitochondrial cytopathies in patients presenting with end stage kidney disease: two case reports |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12882-020-02002-5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-02002-5 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Delayed diagnoses, End stage renal disease, Inherited conditions, Mitochondrial cytopathies, Multisystem disorders, Primary mitochondrial disease, Renal transplant |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Renal Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10109617 |
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