Low birth weight associates with glomerular area in young male IgA nephropathy patients.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In a recent study we demonstrated that low birth weight (LBW) was associated with increased risk of progressive IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In the present study we investigate whether this could be explained by differences in glomerular morphological parameters. METHODS:The Medical Birth Registry of Norway has registered all births since 1967 and the Norwegian Kidney Biopsy Registry has registered all kidney biopsies since 1988. Patients diagnosed with IgAN, registered birth weight and estimated glomerular filtration rate above 60 ml/min/1.73m2 at time of diagnosis were eligible for inclusion. Patients were included in a case-control manner based on whether or not they had LBW or were small for gestational age (SGA). Glomerular area, volume and density were measured using high resolution digital images and differences were compared between groups. RESULTS:We included 51 IgAN patients with a mean age of 23.6 years, 47.1% male. Compared to IgAN patients without LBW or SGA, IgAN patients with LBW and/or SGA had larger glomerular area (16,235 ± 3744 vs 14,036 ± 3502 μm2, p-value 0.04). This was significant for total cohort and male but not female. On separate analysis by gender, glomerular area was significantly larger only in males (17,636 ± 3285 vs 13,346 ± 2835 μm2, p-value 0.004). Glomerular density was not different between groups. In adjusted linear regression analysis, glomerular area was negatively associated with birth weight. CONCLUSION:Among young adult IgAN patients, low birth weight is associated with having larger glomerular area, especially in males. Larger glomeruli may be a sign of congenital nephron deficit that may explain the increased risk of progressive IgAN.

journal_name

BMC Nephrol

journal_title

BMC nephrology

authors

Ruggajo P,Leh S,Svarstad E,Marti HP,Vikse BE

doi

10.1186/s12882-018-1070-7

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-10-22 00:00:00

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287

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1

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1471-2369

pii

10.1186/s12882-018-1070-7

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19

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