Vasileia Christodoulaki

Dr. Vasileia Christodoulaki


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 August 2024 in Genes
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VCVasileia Christodoulaki
Vasileia Christodoulaki
KKKonstantina Kosma
Konstantina Kosma
NMNikolaos M Marinakis
Nikolaos M Marinakis
FTFAIDON-NIKOLAOS TILEMIS
FAIDON-NIKOLAOS TILEMIS
NSNikolaos Stergiou
Nikolaos Stergiou
JTJan Traeger-Synodinos
Jan Traeger-Synodinos
Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary glomerulopathy due to pathogenic variants in COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5. Treatment with Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System (RAAS) inhibitors can delay progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD). From 2018 until today, we performed Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in 19 patients with AS phenotype with or without positive family history. Fourteen of these patients were children. Genetic testing was extended to family members at risk. All patients received a genetic diagnosis of AS: five X-linked AS (XLAS) males, five X-linked AS (XLAS) females, six autosomal dominant AS (ADAS), and one autosomal recessive AS (ARAS). After cascade screening four XLAS males and eight XLAS females, six ADAS and three ARAS heterozygotes were added to our initial results. Fifteen patients were eligible to start treatment with RAAS inhibitors after their diagnosis. All XLAS female patients, ARAS heterozygotes, and ADAS have been advised to be followed up, so that therapeutic intervention can begin in the presence of microalbuminuria. Genetic diagnosis of AS ensures early therapeutic intervention and appropriate follow up to delay progression to chronic kidney disease, especially in thet pediatric population.