Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of XLA patients presenting with nephritis

PatientAge at the diagnosis of XLA (years)Age at the diagnosis of kidney disease (years)BTK variantProteinuria (g/gCre)HematuriaSerum creatinine (mg/dl)LMIFHistological diagnosisTreatmentPrognosisReferences
50 47 c.1908 + 1G>A 0.55 3+ 1.0 Mesangial proliferation IgA (+) IgAN ACE-I Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
c.1379T>G, p.Leu460Trp 0.5 3+ 0.34 Mesangial proliferation/endocapillary proliferation IgA (+), C3 (+), Fib (+) IgAN PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.3 10 c.787del, p.Tyr263Thrfs*14 ± 2+ 0.4 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (+), C3 (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.2 c.612insA 0.86 3+ 0.2 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (+), C3 (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.9 23 Exon 6–18 duplication 0.15 3–10/HPF 1.1 Deposition of immune complex in the basement membrane IgG (+) MN None Spontaneous remission (83) 
c.347C>T, p.Pro116Leu 0.34 3+ 0.4 Cellular proliferation in mesangial/endocapillary electronic dense deposits IgG (+), IgA (+), C3 (+), C4 (+), IgM (+), C1q (+) Immune complex glomerulonephritis PSL + MMF Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.6 10 p.Arg288Gln 0.63 >50/HPF 0.3 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (3+), C3 (2+), C4 (+), C1q (2+) MPGN ACE-I/change of IVIG preparation Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
11 11 p.Tyr40Cys +++ 4/HPF 1.29 Mesangial proliferation/fibrocellular crescent formation C3 (+++) Mesangial proliferative nephritis Antibiotics and IVIG for respiratory infection Improvement of proteinuria (88) 
11 12 p.Tyr40Cys ++ 30/HPF Normal range Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane C 3(+), IgG (+) MPGN Antibiotics and IVIG for respiratory infection Improvement of proteinuria (88) 
10 c.240G > A 970/HPF 0.42 Mesangial proliferation IgA (+++), C3 (++), IgM (+) IgAN MPT + PSL + MMF Improvement of proteinuria (89) 
11 12 c.1361delA 150/HPF 0.78 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane C3 (+), IgG (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (90) 
12 0.25 20 p.Gln412* 0.14 14-/HPF 1.5 Tubulointerstitial cell infiltrate/crescent formation IgG (+) TIN Change of IVIG preparation /MPT/PSL Improvement of proteinuria/CKD stage 3 (83) 
13 0.5 11 Exon 6–7 duplication 0.26 3+ N/A Tubulointerstitial cell infiltrate/crescent formation IgG (+), C3 (+) TIN Change of IVIG preparation /MPT ESRD (83) 
PatientAge at the diagnosis of XLA (years)Age at the diagnosis of kidney disease (years)BTK variantProteinuria (g/gCre)HematuriaSerum creatinine (mg/dl)LMIFHistological diagnosisTreatmentPrognosisReferences
50 47 c.1908 + 1G>A 0.55 3+ 1.0 Mesangial proliferation IgA (+) IgAN ACE-I Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
c.1379T>G, p.Leu460Trp 0.5 3+ 0.34 Mesangial proliferation/endocapillary proliferation IgA (+), C3 (+), Fib (+) IgAN PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.3 10 c.787del, p.Tyr263Thrfs*14 ± 2+ 0.4 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (+), C3 (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.2 c.612insA 0.86 3+ 0.2 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (+), C3 (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.9 23 Exon 6–18 duplication 0.15 3–10/HPF 1.1 Deposition of immune complex in the basement membrane IgG (+) MN None Spontaneous remission (83) 
c.347C>T, p.Pro116Leu 0.34 3+ 0.4 Cellular proliferation in mesangial/endocapillary electronic dense deposits IgG (+), IgA (+), C3 (+), C4 (+), IgM (+), C1q (+) Immune complex glomerulonephritis PSL + MMF Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
0.6 10 p.Arg288Gln 0.63 >50/HPF 0.3 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane IgG (3+), C3 (2+), C4 (+), C1q (2+) MPGN ACE-I/change of IVIG preparation Improvement of proteinuria (83) 
11 11 p.Tyr40Cys +++ 4/HPF 1.29 Mesangial proliferation/fibrocellular crescent formation C3 (+++) Mesangial proliferative nephritis Antibiotics and IVIG for respiratory infection Improvement of proteinuria (88) 
11 12 p.Tyr40Cys ++ 30/HPF Normal range Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane C 3(+), IgG (+) MPGN Antibiotics and IVIG for respiratory infection Improvement of proteinuria (88) 
10 c.240G > A 970/HPF 0.42 Mesangial proliferation IgA (+++), C3 (++), IgM (+) IgAN MPT + PSL + MMF Improvement of proteinuria (89) 
11 12 c.1361delA 150/HPF 0.78 Mesangial proliferation/duplication of the basement membrane C3 (+), IgG (+) MPGN MPT + PSL Improvement of proteinuria (90) 
12 0.25 20 p.Gln412* 0.14 14-/HPF 1.5 Tubulointerstitial cell infiltrate/crescent formation IgG (+) TIN Change of IVIG preparation /MPT/PSL Improvement of proteinuria/CKD stage 3 (83) 
13 0.5 11 Exon 6–7 duplication 0.26 3+ N/A Tubulointerstitial cell infiltrate/crescent formation IgG (+), C3 (+) TIN Change of IVIG preparation /MPT ESRD (83) 

XLA, X-linked agammaglobulinemia; BTK, Bruton tyrosine kinase; LM, light microscopy; IF, immunofluorescence; HPF, high-power field; N/A, not accessed; Fib, fibrinogen; IgAN, IgA nephritis; MPGN, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; MN, membranous nephropathy; TIN, tubulointerstitial nephritis; ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; MPT, methylprednisolone pulse therapy; PSL, prednisolone; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.

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