Objective: To explore the clinical features and genetic etiology of a patient with primary distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA).
Methods: A child who was diagnosed with primary dRTA at the Xi'an Children's Hospital in April 2021 due to poor appetite and persistent crying was selected as the study subject. Clinical data of the patient was collected. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was carried out for the child. Candidate variants were validated by Sanger sequencing of his family members.
Results: The child, a 1-month-and-18-day male, had featured poor appetite, persistent crying, poor weight gain and dehydration. Laboratory examination has suggested metabolic acidosis, hyperchloremia, hypokalemia, abnormal alkaline urine and anemia. Ultrasonographic examination of the urinary system revealed calcium deposition in renal medulla. DNA sequencing revealed that he has harbored compound heterozygous variants of the ATP6V0A4 gene, namely c.1363dupA (p.M455NfsX14) and c.2257C>T (p.Q753X), which were respectively inherited from his father and mother. Based on the guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, both variants were classified as pathogenic (PVS1+PM3+PM2_Supporting).
Conclusion: The compound heterozygous variants of c.1363dupA (p.M455NfsX14) and c.2257C>T (p.Q753X) of the ATP6V0A4 gene probably underlay the pathogenesis of primary dRTA in this patient. Discovery of the c.2257C>T (p.Q753X) variant has also expanded the mutational spectrum of the ATP6V0A4 gene.
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