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Urinary excretion of glomerular basement membrane antigens in Alport's syndrome. A new diagnostic approach. 1978

G Lubec, and E Balzar, and G Weissenbacher, and G Syré

Alport's syndrome is defined by the combination of hereditary nephropathy and neurosensory deafness, and is diagnosed from the family history combined with renal electron microscopy. Immunoelectrophoresis of the urine of 8 of 12 children suspected of Alport's syndrome showed a precipitation line moving into the beta-zone, applying an antiglomerular basement membrane antibody derived from an immunised rabbit. All patients who showed the typical pattern of Alport's syndrome on renal electron microscopy were among the 8 cases whose urine gave this immunoelectrophoresis pattern. Additionally, 5 of the mothers of the 8 children excreted the same antigen in their urine. The urine of 30 healthy children and of 10 patients with the idiopathic nephrotic syndrome did not show the presence of this antigen. This characteristic sign of Alport's syndrome may therefore be useful for its detection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007122 Immunoelectrophoresis A technique that combines protein electrophoresis and double immunodiffusion. In this procedure proteins are first separated by gel electrophoresis (usually agarose), then made visible by immunodiffusion of specific antibodies. A distinct elliptical precipitin arc results for each protein detectable by the antisera.
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D007678 Kidney Glomerulus A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue. Glomerulus, Kidney
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009394 Nephritis, Hereditary A group of inherited conditions characterized initially by HEMATURIA and slowly progressing to RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. The most common form is the Alport syndrome (hereditary nephritis with HEARING LOSS) which is caused by mutations in genes for TYPE IV COLLAGEN and defective GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE. Alport's Syndrome,Nephritis, Familial,Alport Syndrome,Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant,Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive,Alport Syndrome, X-Linked,Congenital Hereditary Hematuria,Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness Syndrome,Hematuric Hereditary Nephritis,Hemorrhagic Familial Nephritis,Hemorrhagic Hereditary Nephritis,Hereditary Familial Congenital Hemorrhagic Nephritis,Hereditary Hematuria Syndrome,Hereditary Interstitial Pyelonephritis,Hereditary Nephritis,Alport Syndrome, X Linked,Familial Nephritis,Hematuria Nephropathy Deafness Syndrome,Hematuria, Congenital Hereditary,Nephritis, Hematuric Hereditary,Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Familial,Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Hereditary,Pyelonephritis, Hereditary Interstitial,Syndrome, Alport,Syndrome, Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness,X-Linked Alport Syndrome
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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