INHERITED PATHOLOGY OF β2-LAMININ (PIERSON SYNDROME): CLINICAL AND GENETIC ASPECTS

Abstract

For the last decade a great successes were attained in the study of molecular bases of glomerular diseases. It was certain that the most frequent reasons of congenital and infantile nephrotic syndrome are mutations in the genes of NPHS1, NPHS2, and WT1. Nevertheless, until now, a number of patients, having combination of early nephrotic syndrome with inherent pathology of other organs, which etiology remains un known. These cases continue to be intensively probed. One of the most important recent achievements in understanding of molecular mechanisms of early nephrotic syndrome is the discovery of mutations of gene of LAMB2, encoding β2 laminin, as the cause of Pearson syndrome (OMIM#609049). In this article the author presents the basic genetic and clinical descriptions of this recently identified pathology.
Key words: Pearson syndrome, congenital nephrotic syndrome, β2 laminin, malformation of organ of vision.

(Pediatric Pharmacology. – 2010; 7(3):114-117)