Erschienen in:
01.01.2014 | Astute Clinician Report
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Appears to Ameliorate IgA Nephropathy in a Patient with X-linked Thrombocytopenia
verfasst von:
Akihiro Hoshino, Masaki Shimizu, Hiroyoshi Matsukura, Hisano Sakaki-Nakatsubo, Keiko Nomura, Toshio Miyawaki, Hirokazu Kanegane
Erschienen in:
Journal of Clinical Immunology
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Abstract
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is caused by a mutation in the WAS gene, and it is clinically characterized by the triad of thrombocytopenia, eczema and immunodeficiency. X-linked thrombocytopenia (XLT), which is a clinically mild form of WAS, is also caused by a WAS gene mutation. Patients with WAS/XLT sometimes also have autoimmune diseases such as IgA nephropathy. Progression of IgA nephropathy may lead to chronic renal failure with a poor prognosis. Here, we describe an XLT patient who also had IgA nephropathy. The patient underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT) because of an associated-lymphoproliferative disorder, and clinical and histological improvement in his IgA nephropathy was observed after BMT. The amount of galactose-deficient IgA in the patient’s serum markedly decreased after BMT. Therefore, immunological reconstitution might improve autoimmune diseases in patients with WAS/XLT.