Mohamed Al Riyami

Royal hospital, Oman

Title: Genetic analysis and outcomes of Omani children with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome

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Nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common kidney disorders seen by paediatric nephrologists and is defined by the presence of heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema and hyperlipidemia. Most children with nephrotic syndrome are steroid-responsive and have a good prognosis following treatment with prednisolone. However, 10%-20% of them have steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) and fail to respond to treatment. A significant proportion of these children progress to kidney failure. This study aims to determine the underlying genetic causes of SRNS among Omani children below 13 years old, over a 15-year period. The study includes 77 children from 50 different families. Using targeted Sanger sequencing combined with NGS approaches, we found a high rate of underlying genetic causes of SRNS in 61 (79.2%) children with pathogenic variants in the associated genes. Most of these genetically solved SRNS patients were born to consanguineous parents and variants were in the homozygous state. Pathogenic variants in NPHS2 were the most common cause of SRNS in our study seen in 37 (48.05%) cases. Pathogenic variants in NPHS1 were also seen in 16 cases, especially in infants with Nongenitalnephrotic Syndrome (CNS). Other genetic causes identified included pathogenic variants in LAMB2, PLCE1, MYO1E and NUP93. In conclusion, NPHS2 and NPHS1 genetic variants were the most common inherited causes of SRNS in Omani children. However, patients with variants in several other SRNS causative genes were also identified. In view of this, we recommend screening for all genes responsible for SRNS in all children who present with this phenotype, which will assist in clinical management decisions and genetic counselling for the affected families.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRICS AND HEALTHCARE

(HYBRID EVENT) | MAY 22-23, 2023 | DUBAI, UAE

Mohamed Al Riyami

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