The publications summarized in this habilitation thesis showed the efficiency of genome-wide sequencing in nephrology/nephrogenetics. On the one hand, in terms of clinical practice, through the recategorization of diagnoses by means of exome sequencing. This can have a significant impact on management, prognosis and therapy of a disease. In addition, the genetically complex field of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) was investigated. It was shown that monogenic CAKUT is more likely to be present in case of bilateral kidney involvement and syndromic disease. Furthermore, the genotypically and phenotypically complex spectrum of Alport syndrome (AS) was examined. The data collected indicate that carriers of heterozygous disease-causing variants in the autosomal AS genes COL4A3 and COL4A4 may have a dominant-negative effect, which leads to a more severe phenotype in the event of heterozygous non-truncating variants compared to heterozygous truncating variants. On the other hand, the new disease-associated genes TASP1 and FOXD2 could be characterized by genome-wide sequencing and multi-omics.
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The publications summarized in this habilitation thesis showed the efficiency of genome-wide sequencing in nephrology/nephrogenetics. On the one hand, in terms of clinical practice, through the recategorization of diagnoses by means of exome sequencing. This can have a significant impact on management, prognosis and therapy of a disease. In addition, the genetically complex field of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) was investigated. It was shown that monogenic CAKUT i...
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