TY - JOUR
T1 - The spectrum of thrombotic microangiopathy related to monoclonal gammopathy
AU - van Doorn, Daan P.C.
AU - Abdul-Hamid, Myrurgia A.
AU - Frenken, Leon A.M.
AU - van Paassen, Pieter
AU - Timmermans, Sjoerd A.M.E.G.
N1 - Funding Information:
S.A.M.E.G.T. received funding from the Dutch Kidney Foundation (i.e. Nierstichting; 23OK1056). COMPETE (NCT04745195) has been funded by Alexion Pharmaceutical Inc.
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PY - 2024/1/4
Y1 - 2024/1/4
N2 - Background. Recent studies showed a high prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy (MG) in patients with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) aged over 50 years and suggested that complement dysregulation is pivotal for the disease to develop. Here, we studied this premise in seven patients with TMA and coexisting MG. Methods. Patients with TMA on kidney biopsy and/or peripheral blood were recruited from the prospective COMPETE cohort (NCT04745195) and Limburg Renal Registry. Patients were screened for complement dysregulation, including genetics/factor H autoantibodies (FHAA) and functional ex vivo testing on microvascular endothelial cells. Results. Seven (8%) out of 84 patients with TMA presented with a coexisting MG. MG clustered in patients aged over 50 years (n/N = 6/32, 19%). C4 and/or C3 levels were low in three patients, while four patients presented with normal complement levels. None of the patients carried rare variants in complement genes. Massive ex vivo C5b9 formation on the endothelium was noted in one patient; purified IgG from this patient caused massive ex vivo C5b9 formation via the alternative pathway of complement activation, pointing to complement dysregulation in the fluid phase. Kidney biopsies from other nephropathies linked to MG rarely exhibited concurrent TMA (n/N = 1/27, 4%). Conclusions. MG clustered in patients with TMA aged over 50 years. TMA and coexisting MG represents a heterogeneous disease spectrum, including a small subset of patients who may present with complement dysregulation.
AB - Background. Recent studies showed a high prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy (MG) in patients with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) aged over 50 years and suggested that complement dysregulation is pivotal for the disease to develop. Here, we studied this premise in seven patients with TMA and coexisting MG. Methods. Patients with TMA on kidney biopsy and/or peripheral blood were recruited from the prospective COMPETE cohort (NCT04745195) and Limburg Renal Registry. Patients were screened for complement dysregulation, including genetics/factor H autoantibodies (FHAA) and functional ex vivo testing on microvascular endothelial cells. Results. Seven (8%) out of 84 patients with TMA presented with a coexisting MG. MG clustered in patients aged over 50 years (n/N = 6/32, 19%). C4 and/or C3 levels were low in three patients, while four patients presented with normal complement levels. None of the patients carried rare variants in complement genes. Massive ex vivo C5b9 formation on the endothelium was noted in one patient; purified IgG from this patient caused massive ex vivo C5b9 formation via the alternative pathway of complement activation, pointing to complement dysregulation in the fluid phase. Kidney biopsies from other nephropathies linked to MG rarely exhibited concurrent TMA (n/N = 1/27, 4%). Conclusions. MG clustered in patients with TMA aged over 50 years. TMA and coexisting MG represents a heterogeneous disease spectrum, including a small subset of patients who may present with complement dysregulation.
KW - clone-directed treatment
KW - complement dysregulation
KW - eculizumab
KW - monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance
KW - thrombotic microangiopathy
U2 - 10.1093/ckj/sfad306
DO - 10.1093/ckj/sfad306
M3 - Article
SN - 2048-8505
VL - 17
JO - Clinical Kidney Journal
JF - Clinical Kidney Journal
IS - 1
M1 - sfad306
ER -