Renal Leukocyte Chemotactic Factor 2 (LECT2) Amyloidosis in First Nations People in Northern British Columbia, Canada: A Report of 4 Cases

摘要

Leukocyte chemotactic factor 2 (LECT2) amyloidosis is a recently identified type of amyloidosis that may represent an underdiagnosed cause of chronic kidney disease. LECT2 amyloidosis typically is reported as being renal limited and, in the United States, more prevalent in Hispanic patients. We add to the epidemiologic data of this condition by describing 4 First Nations people from Northern British Columbia, Canada, who presented with slowly progressive chronic kidney disease that was found to be due to LECT2 amyloidosis. (C) 2014 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.