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. 2022 Jun 30;37(12):2351–2362. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac207

Table 1.

Genetic causes of a kidney dysplasia phenotype

Kidney phenotype Extrarenal phenotype Mode of inheritance Incomplete penetrance Variable expressivity Type of variant Literature
EYA1 KHD, cystic dysplasia, unilateral/bilateral kidney agenesis, hydronephrosis, kidney malrotation, VUR BOR syndrome 1, conductive/sensorineural deafness, preauricular pits, branchial anomalies, external ear anomalies, facial nerve palsy, arched palate, (congenital cataracts reported once) AD Yes Yes SNV, indel, CNV Hwang, 2013, Kidney Int
Heidet, 2017, J Am Soc Nephrol
Unzaki, 2018, J Hum Gen
Abdelhak, 1997, Nat Genet
GATA3 KHD, cysts, VUR, FSGS, single kidney HDR syndrome, hypoparathyroidism with hypocalcemia, deafness, uterine anomalies AD Yes Yes SNV, CNV Hwang, 2013, Kidney Int
Heidet, 2017, J Am Soc Nephrol
Belge, 2017, NDT
Muroya, 2001, J Med Genet
Van Esch, 2000, Nature
GREB1L KHD, unilateral/bilateral kidney agenesis, VUR, pelvic kidney, megaureter, duplex ureter Uterine malformations AD Yes Yes SNV, indel De Tomasi, 2017, AJHG
Sanna-Cherchi, 2017, AJHG
Brophy, 2017, Genetics
HNF1B KHD, multicystic dysplasia, single kidney, UPJO, hyperuricemia, hypomagnesemia, oligomeganephronia Diabetes mellitus (MODY5), uterine malformations, pancreas hypoplasia/agenesia, elevation of liver transaminases, MRKHS AD Yes Yes SNV, indel, CNV Hwang, 2013, Kidney Int
Heidet, 2017, J Am Soc Nephrol
Bekheirnia, 2017, Genet Med
Bingham, 2002, Genet Med
Edhill, 2008, NDT
Ishiwa, 2019, Pediatr Nephrol
Nakayama, 2010, Pediatr Nephrol
Thomas, 2011, Pediatr Nephrol
Ulinski, 2006, J Am Soc Nephrol
Madariga, 2013, CJASN
Horikawa, 1997, Nat Genet
PAX2 KHD, cystic dysplasia, oligomeganephronia, single kidney, VUR, horseshoe kidney Optic nerve anomalies, retinal coloboma, morning glory syndrome, hearing loss AD Yes Yes SNV, indel, CNV Hwang, 2013, Kidney Int
Heidet, 2017, J Am Soc Nephrol
Bekheirnia, 2017, Genet Med
Ishiwa, 2019, Pediatr Nephrol
Thomas, 2011, Pediatr Nephrol
Madariga, 2013, CJASN
Taranta, 2007, Clin Nephrol
Sanyanusin, 1995, Nat Genet
PBX1 KHD, oligomeganephronia, horseshoe kidney, single kidney, duplex ureter, VUR Developmental delay, hypotonia, ear malformations, deafness, heart defects, cryptorchidism, bone malformations, mild fascial dysmorphism AD unknown Yes SNV, CNV Heidet, 2017, J Am Soc Nephrol
Le Tanno, 2017, J Med Genet
SALL1 KHD, VUR, dystopic kidney Townes-Brocks syndrome, dysplastic ears, bifid thumbs, triphalangeal thumbs, anorectal malformations, sensorineural hearing loss, facial nerve palsy, external ear anomalies, heart defects, microcephaly, developmental delay AD No Yes SNV, CNV Hwang, 2013, Kidney Int
Unzaki, 2018, J Hum Gen
Kohlhase, 1998, Nat Genet
Large CNVs (e.g. 1q21, 4p16.1-p16.3, 16p11.2, 16p13.11, 17q12, and 22q11.2) KHD, CAKUT Diverse n/a unknown unknown CNV Bekheirnia, 2017, Genet Med
Sanna-Cherchi, 2012, AJHG
Verbitsky, 2019, Nat Genet
Haller, 2018, PNAS
Lopez-Rivera, 2017, NEJM

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Abbreviations: AD, autosomal dominant; BOR, branchiootorenal syndrome (OMIM #113650); indel, short insertion/deletion; HDR, hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal dysplasia (OMIM #146255); KHD, kidney hypodysplasia; MRKHS, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (OMIM %277000); SNV, single nucleotide variant; UPJO, ureteropelvic junction obstruction.