Clinical Implications of the Genetic Background in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Data from the Spanish REHIPED Registry

Alejandro Cruz Utrilla, Natalia Gallego, Jair Antonio Tenorio, Inmaculada Guillén, Alba Torrent-Vernetta, Amparo Moya-Bonora, Carlos Labrandero, ELVIRA GARRIDO-LESTACHE RODRÍGUEZ-MONTE MARÍA, Alejandro Rodríguez-Ogando, Maria del Mar Rodriguez Vazquez del Rey, Juana María Espín López, Beatriz Plata Izquierdo, María Álvarez-Fuente, Antonio Moreno-Galdó, Pilar Escribano, Maria jesus del Cerro*

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Abstract

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and rare disease with an important genetic background. The influence of genetic testing in the clinical classification of pediatric PAH is not well known and genetics could influence management and prognosis. Objectives: The aim of this work was to identify the molecular fingerprint of PH children in the REgistro de pacientes con HIpertensión Pulmonar PEDiátrica (REHIPED), and to investigate if genetics could have an impact in clinical reclassification and prognosis. Methods: We included pediatric patients with a genetic analysis from REHIPED. From 2011 onward, successive genetic techniques have been carried out. Before genetic diagnosis, patients were classified according to their clinical and hemodynamic data in five groups. After genetic analysis, the patients were reclassified. The impact of genetics in survival free of lung transplantation was estimated by Kaplan–Meier curves. Results: Ninety-eight patients were included for the analysis. Before the genetic diagnoses, there were idiopathic PAH forms in 53.1%, PAH associated with congenital heart disease in 30.6%, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease—PVOD—in 6.1%, familial PAH in 5.1%, and associated forms with multisystemic disorders—MSD—in 5.1% of the patients. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants were found in 44 patients (44.9%). After a genetic analysis, 28.6% of the cohort was “reclassified”, with the groups of heritable PAH, heritable PVOD, TBX4, and MSD increasing up to 18.4%, 8.2%, 4.1%, and 12.2%, respectively. The MSD forms had the worst survival rates, followed by PVOD. Conclusions: Genetic testing changed the clinical classification of a significant proportion of patients. This reclassification showed relevant prognostic implications.
Original languageEnglish
Article number10433
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume23
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2022

Keywords

  • Pediatric pulmonary hypertension
  • Genetics
  • Heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

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