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Published on: June 20, 2018
Epstein syndrome presenting as renal failure in young patients
Desmond Yat Hin Yap1, Kai Chung Tse, Tak Mao Chan
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
Two young Chinese patients presented with renal failure and thrombocytopenia. Further investigations showed the presence of large platelets and high-frequency sensorineural hearing deficit. Genetic studies confirmed mutations in the gene encoding the myosin heavy chain (MYH-9), and Epstein Syndrome was diagnosed. One patient underwent deceased-donor kidney transplantation with satisfactory graft function. Epstein Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. Clinicians should be aware of this entity when a young patient presents with renal failure and thrombocytopenia.
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