• 제목/요약/키워드: Fanconi syndrome

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Brca2 Deficiency Leads to T Cell Loss and Immune Dysfunction

  • Jeong, Jun-Hyeon;Jo, Areum;Park, Pilgu;Lee, Hyunsook;Lee, Hae-Ock
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제38권3호
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    • pp.251-258
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    • 2015
  • Germline mutations in the breast cancer type 2 susceptibility gene (BRCA2) are linked to familial breast cancer and the progressive bone marrow failure syndrome Fanconi anaemia. Established Brca2 mouse knockout models show embryonic lethality, but those with a truncating mutation at the C-terminus survive to birth and develop thymic lymphoma at an early age. To overcome early lethality and investigate the function of BRCA2, we used T cell-specific conditional Brca2 knockout mice, which were previously shown to develop thymic lymphoma at a low penetrance. In the current study we showed that the number of peripheral T cells, particularly na$\ddot{i}$ve pools, drastically declined with age. This decline was primarily ascribed to improper peripheral maintenance. Furthermore, heterozygous mice with one wild-type Brca2 allele manifested reduced T cell numbers, suggesting that Brca2 haploinsufficiency might also result in T cell loss. Our study reveals molecular events occurring in Brca2-deficient T cells and suggests that both heterozygous and homozygous Brca2 mutation may lead to dysfunction in T cell populations.

Acute Tubular Necrosis associated with the Ketogenic Diet in a Child with Intractable Epilepsy

  • Yoo, Kee Hwan;Yim, Hyung Eun
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.48-52
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    • 2019
  • The ketogenic diet (KD) has been used as an effective antiepileptic therapy for intractable childhood epilepsy. However, various adverse effects have been reported with use of the KD. We report a case of a child who developed acute tubular necrosis subsequent to therapy with KD. A 5-year-old girl had myoclonic epilepsy with developmental delay. She was under the treatment with antiepileptic drugs since the age of 3 months and on the KD during the past 18 months. Proteinuria persisted intermittently with the initiation of the KD and subsequently increased in the past 2 months. She was admitted with intermittent mild fever, vomiting, and lethargy for the past 3-4 weeks. At the time of admission, she presented with hypertriglyceridemia, heavy proteinuria, renal Fanconi syndrome, and acute kidney injury. Renal sonography showed a marked increase in the size and parenchymal echogenicity of both kidneys. A renal biopsy revealed acute tubular necrosis accompanied by early interstitial fibrosis. After the withdrawal of the KD and supportive therapy, without changing other anticonvulsants and their dosages, improvement of renal function was observed. Proteinuria had disappeared after 1 month and kidney size returned to normal after 8 months. It is hypothesized that the KD can induce and/or aggravate the renal tubulointerstitial injury in some patients who are under the treatment with anticonvulsants.

소아뇌졸중의 보험의학적 고찰 (Review of pediatric cerebrovascular accident in terms of insurance medicine)

  • 안계훈
    • 보험의학회지
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.29-32
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    • 2010
  • Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a progressive occlusive disease of the cerebral vasculature with particular involvement of the circle of Willis and the arteries that feed it. MMD is one of cerebrovacular accident,which is treated with sugical maeuver in pediatic neurosurgery. Moyamoya (ie, Japanese for "puff of smoke") characterizes the appearance on angiography of abnormal vascular collateral networks that develop adjacent to the stenotic vessels. The steno-occlusive areas are usually bilateral, but unilateral involvement does not exclude the diagnosis. The exact etiology of moyamoya disease is unknown. Some genetic predisposition is apparent because it is familial 10% of the time. The disease may be hereditary and multifactorial. It may occur by itself in a previously healthy individual. However, many disease states have been reported in association with moyamoya disease, including the following: 1) Immunological - Graves disease/thyrotoxicosis 2) Infections - Leptospirosis and tuberculosis 3) Hematologic disorders - Aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia, sickle cell anemia, and lupus 4) Congenital syndromes - Apert syndrome, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Turner syndrome, von Recklinghausen disease, and Hirschsprung disease 5) Vascular diseases - Atherosclerotic disease, coarctation of the aorta and fibromuscular dysplasia, 6)cranial trauma, radiation injury, parasellar tumors, and hypertension etc. These associations may not necessarily be causative but do warrant consideration due to impact on treatment.(Mainly neurosurgical operation.) The incidence of moyamoya disease is highest in Japan. The prevalence of MMD is 1 person per 100,000 population. The prevalence and incidence of moyamoya disease in Japan has been reported to be 3.16 cases and 0.35 case per 100,000 people, respectively. With regard to sex, the female-to-male ratio is 1.4:1. A bimodal peak of incidence is noted, with symptoms occurring either in the first decade(5-10yr) or in the third and fourth decades (30-40yr)of life. Mortality rates of moyamoya disease are approximately 10% in adults and 4.3% in children. Death is usually from hemorrhage. In aspect of life insurance, MR is 1700%, EDR is 16 per 1000 persons. Children and adults with moyamoya disease (MMD) may have different clinical presentations. The symptoms and clinical course vary widely from asymptomatic to transient events to severe neurologic deficits. Adults experience hemorrhage more commonly; cerebral ischemic events are more common in children. Children may have hemiparesis, monoparesis, sensory impairment, involuntary movements, headaches, dizziness, or seizures. Mental retardation or persistent neurologic deficits may be present. Adults may have symptoms and signs similar to those in children, but intraventricular, subarachnoid, or intracerebral hemorrhage of sudden onset is more common in adults. Recently increasing diagnosis of MMD with MRI, followed by surgical operation is noted. MMD needs to be considered as the "CI" state now in life insurance fields.

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ARC(Arthrogryposis, Renal Tubular Dysfunction, Cholestasis) 증후군의 발병양상에 관한 연구 (Clinical Characteristics of Arthrogryposis, Renal Tubular Dysfunction, Cholestasis(ARC) Syndrome in Korea)

  • 이순민;김지홍;이재승;한석주
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.222-230
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    • 2005
  • 목 적 : ARC 증후군은 관절구축, 신세뇨관 장애 및 담즙 정체의 동반으로 진단되며, 윈인 유전자(VPS33B)가 확인 된 선천성 질환으로, 전세계적으로 41례 정도가 보고되었고, 국내 보고는 거의 없는 매우 드문 질환이다. 저자들은 신세뇨관 기능부전을 중심으로 7례의 ARC 증후군의 임상 경과를 고찰하여 본질환의 진단에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 3월부터 2005년 8월까지 세브란스병원에 내원한 임상적 진단기준을 만족하는 7례의 ARC 증후군을 대상으로 후향적 조사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환아 남, 녀 비는 4:3이었으며, 출생당시 정상체중아가 6례(85$\%$), 미숙아는 1례(14$\%$)였다. 7례 모두 심한 황달을 동반하는 담즙 정체를 보였으며, Brown 등에 의한 관절구축의 분류 기준상 type III 2례, type IV 2례 type VI 1례, type VII 2례, 미분류 1례(14$\%$)였다. 기타 임상양상은 성장장애 6례(85$\%$), 늘어지고 거친 피부 5례(71$\%$), 거대혈소판 4례(57$\%$), 청력장애 2례(29$\%$)였다. 소변 검사상 단백뇨 6례(85$\%$), 혈뇨 3례(43$\%$), 당뇨 5례(71$\%$), 인산뇨 2례(29$\%$), 칼슘뇨 2례(29$\%$)였다. 전해질 검사상 저나트륨혈증 4례(57$\%$), 저칼륨혈증 3례(43$\%$)였고, 혈중 크레아틴치 상승은 1례(14$\%$)에서 관찰되었다. 신세뇨관 기능부전은 신세뇨관 산증 6례(85$\%$), 신성 요붕증 2례(29$\%$), 판코니 증후군 2례(29$\%$)로 나타났다. 치료는 단순관찰 2례(29$\%$), 지속적 전해질 보충 및 산증 교정 5례(85$\%$), 신대체요법 1례(14$\%$)였다. 가계도 분석에서 가계내 발병은 1례에서만 확인되었다. 추적관찰 결과 사망 4례(57$\%$), 생존 2례(29$\%$), 추적관찰 중단 1례(14$\%$)로 사망 환아는 평균 8.1개월에 사망하였으며, 생존 환아의 평균연령은 11.8개월이었다. 결 론 : 전세계적으로 드물게 보고되고 있는 ARC 증후군은 다양한 양상의 신세뇨관 기능 부전을 동반하고 있으나, 본 연구에서는 신세뇨관 기능 손상 정도가 상대적으로 미약하며, 생존 기간도 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 국외 보고와는 달리 대상 환아의 가계 내 동일질환의 발생례가 적어 산발적인 유전자 돌연변이에 의한 발병 가능성도 있으나, 예후가 극히 불량한 본 질환의 철저한 차단을 위하여 무엇보다도 환자 발생 가계 내에서의 정확한 산전 유전자 진단이 요구되는 바이다.

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