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 |
Note: For detailed information on the cited references please refer to Supplementary data.
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.