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Mandel M, Elhusseiny AM, Davidson SL, Rockter A, Levin AV, Huang LC, Cheung CSY, Stahl ED, Cooper AM, Jin J, Inger HE, Jordan CO, Jung JL, Utz VM, Angeles-Han ST, Oke I, Nihalani BR. Clinical outcomes in paediatric tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome (TINU). Eye (Lond) 2024; 38:3318-3324. [PMID: 39085599 PMCID: PMC11584886 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03286-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical presentation, course, and outcomes of uveitis in paediatric patients with tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome (TINU). METHODS Multicentric Retrospective Cohort Study 110 patients ≤21 years of age diagnosed with TINU from 10 sites across the United States and Canada. Clinical diagnosis of TINU required uveitis diagnosed by an ophthalmologist, elevated serum creatinine (SCr) and elevated urine β2-microglobulin (β2M) or abnormal urinalysis. Renal biopsy and systemic illness were not mandatory. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to analyse risk factors and treatment modalities. RESULTS Median age was 13 years (Range (5.9-18.4); 52% male); median follow-up, 1.6 years (IQR 0.98-4.02). Uveitis was symptomatic in 90%, with bilateral anterior uveitis in 94%. Ninety-two (84%) patients required immunomodulatory treatment (IMT). Methotrexate (n = 44) and mycophenolate mofetil (n = 39) were the first agents after oral corticosteroids. 45% required addition of biologic agents (Adalimumab [n = 33], Infliximab [n = 8]). Younger age (p = 0.018), male sex (p = 0.011), and higher uveitis grade at presentation (p = 0.031) were associated with greater IMT ( ≥ 2) requirement. 53% had uveitis recurrence compared to 16% with nephritis recurrence. At the most recent visit, nephritis was controlled in 90%, while uveitis in 74%. Four (4%) patients required glaucoma surgery. Nine (8%) patients had renal complications. CONCLUSIONS Most patients with TINU require steroid-sparing IMT for control of uveitis, with nearly half requiring addition of biologic agents. Urinalysis, urine β2M and SCr testing should be considered in children presenting with uveitis, especially when the disease is bilateral and anterior.
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- Mallory Mandel
- Department of Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Flaum Eye Institute, Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Flaum Eye Institute, Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Vazquez SE, Niemeyer K, Mentreddy A, Gonzales J, Rasool N, Acharya NR, Doan T, Shantha JG. Acute neuroretinitis as a delayed manifestation of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2024; 34:102050. [PMID: 38665419 PMCID: PMC11043875 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Purpose Tubulointerstitial nephritis syndrome with uveitis (TINU) is a rare, acquired syndrome characterized by interstitial nephritis with bilateral uveitis. We report a case of TINU with typical bilateral anterior uveitis complicated by an atypical, delayed-onset neuroretinitis in a 12-year old patient. Observation A 12-year-old female with a 21-month history of TINU featuring chronic bilateral anterior uveitis presented with one week of blurred vision in her left eye. On exam she was found to have new-onset disc edema in the right eye and neuroretinitis in the left eye. After a negative infectious disease workup, the patient was treated with a course of intravenous (IV) solumedrol with prednisone taper and advancement of her systemic immunosuppression. In follow up she demonstrated resolution of her disc edema and neuroretinitis with improved visual acuity and clinical exam. Conclusion This case stresses the importance of monitoring for additional ocular manifestations including neuroretinitis years after the onset of anterior uveitis in TINU. In comparison to the two published cases of TINU with neuroretinitis, this case shares features of uveitis progression, and thus highlights the value of further description of TINU-associated neuroretinitis.
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- Sara E. Vazquez
- School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Palamaris K, Stylianou K, Destouni M, Stofas A, Theodoropoulou H, Kroustalakis N, Dermitzaki EK, Petrakis I, Pleros C, Theochari I, Sarantis P, Paliouras C, Gakiopoulou H. Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome: A Report of 6 Cases with Renal Biopsy and Electron Microscopy Evaluation. Nephron Clin Pract 2023; 148:204-214. [PMID: 37611557 DOI: 10.1159/000533402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis syndrome is a rare, immune-mediated entity, characterized by oculo-renal inflammation. Diagnosis requires the exclusion of all other causes of tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN). We present 6 patients with clinical, laboratory, and renal biopsy findings denotative of tubulointerstitial nephritis with uveitis syndrome. All our patients experienced ocular and renal manifestations, defined by bilateral uveitis and photosensitivity, along with a decline of renal function. In some patients, increased serum creatinine was accompanied by non-nephrotic range proteinuria, glucosuria or "full-blown" Fanconi syndrome. The rest of the laboratory evaluation was normal apart from the presence of elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and increased urine β2-microglobulin, as well as normochromic, normocytic anemia in some cases. All patients underwent renal biopsy. Histochemical (PAS, Masson, silver, Congo-red) and immunohistochemical stains for immune cell populations (CD3, CD20, CD4, CD8, PGM1, CD138) and for the assessment of β2-microglobulin were conducted. Electron microscopy examination of the biopsies was also performed. Follow-up, ranging from 18 months to 10 years, was available for 4 patients. Histological evaluation revealed interstitial inflammatory infiltration consisting mainly of lymphocytes, with a T-cell predominance, along with several macrophages. Inflammation severity varied among different patients, with some showing scarce foci of immune cell clusters, while others demonstrated a dense, diffuse interstitial infiltration. Interestingly, in 2 cases, a granulomatous pattern, characterized by non-necrotic, ill-defined granulomas was detected. Tubulitis was also encountered in some patients. A divergence was noted regarding the chronicity index, with different levels of tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and global glomerulosclerosis among different cases. β2-Microglobulin immunohistochemical evaluation revealed a substantial diminishment of cytoplasmic staining in tubular epithelial cells compared to control kidneys. The most notable finding derived from electron microscopy examination was the presence, in 1 patient, of scattered granular electron-dense deposits along some tubular basement membranes. First-line treatment included steroids, supplemented in some cases by additional immunosuppressive agents. Three patients experienced a partial or complete response, while progressive renal damage was observed in a case with severe chronic lesions and persistence of inflammation-triggering factor. Our cases seem to represent progressive stages within the continuum of disease evolution. Patients with more prominent inflammation might represent a more initial state, while those with a more severe chronicity index, probably depict more advanced stages. While the predominance of T-cells predicates a cell-mediated autoimmune mechanism, as the driving force of the disease occurrence, the presence of immune complexes in more advanced stages might indicate the involvement of humoral immunity as a late event during the disease course.
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- Kostas Palamaris
- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece,
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- Nephrology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- Nephrology Department, Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Avramescu M, Isnard P, Temmam S, Chevalier A, Bastard P, Attia M, Berthaud R, Fila M, Dossier C, Hogan J, Ulinski T, Leguevaques D, Louillet F, Casado EM, Halimi JM, Cloarec S, Zaloszyc A, Faudeux C, Rousset-Rouvière C, Clavé S, Harambat J, Rollot E, Simon T, Nallet-Amate M, Ranchin B, Bacchetta J, Porcheret F, Bernard J, Ryckewaert A, Jamet A, Fourgeaud J, Da Rocha N, Pérot P, Kuperwasser N, Bouazza N, Rabant M, Duong Van Huyen JP, Robert MP, Zuber J, Casanova JL, Eloit M, Sermet-Gaudelus I, Boyer O. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis with or without uveitis: a novel form of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome in children. Kidney Int 2023; 103:1193-1198. [PMID: 36918081 PMCID: PMC10008186 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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- Marina Avramescu
- Pediatric Nephrology, Maladies REnales Héréditaires de l'Enfant et de l'Adulte (MARHEA) Reference Center, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1163, Imagine Institute, Paris Cité University, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France; Université de Paris, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1151, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Département « Croissance et Signalisation », Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Arnaud-de-Villeneuve Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1163, Imagine Institute, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; Paris Cité University, Paris, France; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Molecular Genetics of RNA Viruses, Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 3569, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Maladies REnales Héréditaires de l'Enfant et de l'Adulte (MARHEA) Reference Center, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1163, Imagine Institute, Paris Cité University, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Arnaud-de-Villeneuve Hospital, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Adult Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Clocheville Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, L'Archet Hospital, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Marseille, France
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, SoRare Reference Center, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, SoRare Reference Center, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, SoRare Reference Center, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Pediatric Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Necker Enfants-Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Necker Enfants-Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Paris Cité University, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1151, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 8253, Necker Enfants Malades Institute, Department « Croissance et Signalisation », Paris, France
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- Equipe Associée (EA) 7323, Université Paris, Pharmacologie et évaluations thérapeutiques chez l'enfant et la femme enceinte, Paris, France; Unité de Recherche Clinique, Hôpital Tarnier, Paris, France; Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC)-1419 Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), Cochin-Necker, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1163, Imagine Institute, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; Paris Cité University, Paris, France; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Pediatric Nephrology, Maladies REnales Héréditaires de l'Enfant et de l'Adulte (MARHEA) Reference Center, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1163, Imagine Institute, Paris Cité University, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France.
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