PMID: 7012469Jan 10, 1981Paper

Familial and hereditary mesangial glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits (author's transl)

Medicina clínica
V Gutiérrez MilletJ L Rodicio

Abstract

Idiopathic mesangial glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits was observed in two relatives, father and son, in a family of 5 members. In the father the disease started at age 43 with relapsing macroscopic hematuria, proteinuria, renal failure and hypertension, with a progressive course in the ensuing four years. The affected son, the oldest of three brothers, developed relapsing macroscopic hematuria at age 16; two years later renal function was normal and there was no hypertension, but microhematuria persisted without proteinuria. The mother and the other two brothers had no clinical or biological signs of renal disease. Serum immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, and IgM) and complement (C3, C4, C3 proactivator) were normal in the patients and their relatives. Histocompatibility typing demonstrated the presence of HLA-Bw35 in the father and the two unaffected sons, being negative in the mother and the affected son. The analysis of HLA-Bw35 in 23 patients with IgA mesangial glomerulonephritis gave positive results in 30% of them, while the control group had a positivity of 15% (p non significant with the X2 test). The present observations suggest that IgA mesangial glomerulonephritis is a potentially familial and hereditary renal disease. H...Continue Reading

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.