IgA synthesis by lymphocytes from patients with IgA nephropathy and their relatives

Kidney International
F B WaldoC D West

Abstract

To investigate the hypothesis that a predisposition to IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is linked to the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and associated with poorly regulated IgA synthesis, we performed HLA typing and lymphocyte cultures on patients with IgAN and their relatives. Nineteen of 22 patients had elevated culture supernatant IgA concentrations (620 vs. 154 ng/2 X 10(6) cells, P = 0.007). Supernatant IgG and IgM were normal. No HLA antigen occurred with increased frequency in patients. There was an increased incidence of homozygous null C4 alleles in patients (P less than 0.01). In families, six of 11 mothers, six of 12 fathers, and seven of 15 siblings had elevated supernatant IgA concentrations. There was no segregation of abnormal IgA production with any HLA antigen or parental haplotype. The data confirm elevated in vitro IgA production by lymphocytes from patients with IgAN, but do not support a linkage with the MHC. The increased incidence of homozygous null C4 alleles may result from functional differences in C4 A and B gene products. The familial clustering of elevated IgA production without an obvious inheritance pattern suggest that shared environmental factors may be important in the development of IgAN.

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