Successful simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation for renal failure associated with hereditary complement C3 deficiency.
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hereditary complement C3 deficiency is associated with recurrent bacterial infections and proliferative glomerulonephritis. We describe a case of an adult with complete deficiency of complement C3 due to homozygous mutations in C3 gene: c.1811delT (Val604Glyfs*2), recurrent bacterial infections, crescentic glomerulonephritis and end-stage renal failure. Following isolated kidney transplantation he would remain C3 deficient with a similar, or increased, risk of infections and glomerulonephritis. As C3 is predominantly synthesised in the liver, with a small proportion of C3 monocyte-derived and kidney-derived, he proceeded to simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation. The procedure has been successful with restoration of his circulating C3 levels, normal liver and kidney function at 26 months of follow up. Simultaneous liver-kidney transplant is a viable option to be considered in this rare setting.
Date Issued
2020-08
Date Acceptance
2020-01-14
Citation
American Journal of Transplantation, 2020, 20 (8), pp.2260-2263
ISSN
1600-6135
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
2260
End Page
2263
Journal / Book Title
American Journal of Transplantation
Volume
20
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. This is the accepted version of the following article: Nayagam, J.S., McGrath, S., Montasser, M., Delaney, M., Cairns, T.D., Marchbank, K.J., Sacks, S.H., Cook, H.T., Shah, S., Heaton, N., Pickering, M.C. and Suddle, A. (2020), Successful simultaneous liver‐kidney transplantation for renal failure associated with hereditary complement C3 deficiency. Am J Transplant. Accepted Author Manuscript, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.15785
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970896
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Surgery
Transplantation
clinical research
practice
complement biology
immune deficiency
kidney disease
immune
inflammatory
kidney transplantation
nephrology
liver transplantation
hepatology
HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME
FACTOR-H
CFHR1
clinical research/practice
complement biology
immune deficiency
kidney disease: immune/inflammatory
kidney transplantation/nephrology
liver transplantation/hepatology
Surgery
11 Medical and Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2020-01-23