TY - JOUR
T1 - Renal amyloidosis
T2 - Validation of a proposed histological scoring system in an independent cohort
AU - Hoelbeek, Joris J.
AU - Kers, Jesper
AU - Steenbergen, Eric J.
AU - Roelofs, Joris J. T. H.
AU - Florquin, Sandrine
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Background: In systemic amyloidosis, the kidney is frequently affected and renal involvement has a major impact on survival. Renal involvement is clinically characterized by decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria. The two most common renal amyloidosis types are light chain-related amyloidosis (AL) and serum amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis. Standardized histopathological scoring of amyloid deposits is crucial to assess disease progression. Therefore, we aimed to validate the proposed scoring system from Rubinstein et al. (Novel pathologic scoring tools predict end-stage kidney disease in light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Amyloid 2017; 24: 205-211) in an independent patient cohort. Methods: We attempt to reproduce the scoring system, consisting of an amyloid score (AS) and a composite scarring injury score (CSIS), in a multicentre AL and AA case series. Additionally, we analysed all renal amyloidosis kidney biopsies performed in the Netherlands between 1993 and 2012. Results: Similar to the original study, AS and CSIS correlated to eGFR (r = -0.45, P = 0.0061 and r = -0.60, P < 0.0001, respectively) but not to proteinuria at diagnosis. Furthermore, AS, but not CSIS, was associated with renal outcome. The scoring system was not reproducible in AA patients. The median incidence rate for renal amyloidosis in the Netherlands was 2.3 per million population per year, and increased during the study period. Conclusions: In our AL case series and the original study, AS and CSIS were correlated to eGFR but not to proteinuria, and AS correlated with renal outcome. Overall, we regard this scoring system as competent for standardized histopathological assessment of amyloid deposits burden and thereby disease advancement in renal biopsies.
AB - Background: In systemic amyloidosis, the kidney is frequently affected and renal involvement has a major impact on survival. Renal involvement is clinically characterized by decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria. The two most common renal amyloidosis types are light chain-related amyloidosis (AL) and serum amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis. Standardized histopathological scoring of amyloid deposits is crucial to assess disease progression. Therefore, we aimed to validate the proposed scoring system from Rubinstein et al. (Novel pathologic scoring tools predict end-stage kidney disease in light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Amyloid 2017; 24: 205-211) in an independent patient cohort. Methods: We attempt to reproduce the scoring system, consisting of an amyloid score (AS) and a composite scarring injury score (CSIS), in a multicentre AL and AA case series. Additionally, we analysed all renal amyloidosis kidney biopsies performed in the Netherlands between 1993 and 2012. Results: Similar to the original study, AS and CSIS correlated to eGFR (r = -0.45, P = 0.0061 and r = -0.60, P < 0.0001, respectively) but not to proteinuria at diagnosis. Furthermore, AS, but not CSIS, was associated with renal outcome. The scoring system was not reproducible in AA patients. The median incidence rate for renal amyloidosis in the Netherlands was 2.3 per million population per year, and increased during the study period. Conclusions: In our AL case series and the original study, AS and CSIS were correlated to eGFR but not to proteinuria, and AS correlated with renal outcome. Overall, we regard this scoring system as competent for standardized histopathological assessment of amyloid deposits burden and thereby disease advancement in renal biopsies.
KW - amyloidosis
KW - histological grading system
KW - nation-wide incidence
KW - renal biopsy
KW - validation
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaa019
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaa019
M3 - Article
C2 - 33777368
SN - 2048-8505
VL - 14
SP - 855
EP - 862
JO - Clinical Kidney Journal
JF - Clinical Kidney Journal
IS - 3
ER -