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Leukocyte chemotactic factor 2 associated renal amyloidosis: one case report

  • WANG Yan ,
  • WANG Su-Xia ,
  • ZHANG You-Kang
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  • (Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital; Institute of Nephrology, Peking University; Key laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing 100034, China)

Online published: 2015-04-18

Abstract

Here we report a case of leukocyte chemotactic factor 2 (LECT2)-associated renal amyloidosis (ALect2) in our hospital. A 68yearold male presented with massive proteinuria, hematuria, and hypertension. The renal function was normal. Light microscopy of the renal biopsy revealed glomeruli,interstitium and arteriole with amorphous pink acellular deposits on hematoxylin and eosin stain. The deposits were strongly stained for Congo red and presented apple green birefringence viewed with polarized light. Ultrastructural examination revealed nonbranching fibrils (diameters ranging from 8 nm to 12 nm) distributed in glomerular mesangium, subendothelia and renal interstitium. Immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy using a polyclonal antiLECT2 antibody showed that the amyloid deposits and the fibrils were stained positively. ALect2 presented proteinuria,with or without acute/chronic renal dysfunction clinically and all compartments of the kidney were involved.

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WANG Yan , WANG Su-Xia , ZHANG You-Kang . Leukocyte chemotactic factor 2 associated renal amyloidosis: one case report[J]. Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences), 2015 , 47(2) : 349 -351 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-167X.2015.02.032

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