
We report a 29-year-old gravida 2, para 0100, who presented at 19 weeks and 4 days of gestation for ultrasound to assess fetal anatomy. Routine midtrimester fetal anatomy ultrasound revealed enlarged, hyperechoic fetal kidneys and normal amniotic fluid index. Follow-up ultrasound at 23 weeks and 5 days revealed persistently enlarged, hyperechoic fetal kidneys. Progressive oligohydramnios was not evident until 29 weeks of gestation, with anhydramnios noted by 35 weeks of gestation. Amniocentesis was performed for karyotype and to search for mutations in thePKHD1for the presumptive diagnosis of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). In our patient, a maternally inherited, previously reported pathogenic missense mutation in thePKHD1gene, c.10444C>T, was identified. A second, previously unreportedde novomutation, c.5909-2delA, was also identified. This mutation affects the canonical splice site and is most likely pathogenic. Our case highlightsPKHD1allelic heterogeneity and the importance of genetic testing in the prenatal setting where many other genetic etiologies can phenocopy ARPKD.
Pediatric, Kidney Disease, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 610, Case Report, Reproductive health and childbirth, Biological Sciences, QH426-470, Reproductive Medicine, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Genetics, Biomedical Imaging
Pediatric, Kidney Disease, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 610, Case Report, Reproductive health and childbirth, Biological Sciences, QH426-470, Reproductive Medicine, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Genetics, Biomedical Imaging
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