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We describe the clinical course of monozygotic twins with a homozygous <jats:italic>CRB2<\/jats:italic> mutation, highlighting severe complications following kidney transplantation.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The twins, who were followed and managed throughout their clinical course, were diagnosed with CNS after prenatal suspicion of polycystic kidney disease. Initial exome sequencing was negative, but subsequent whole exome sequencing revealed a homozygous <jats:italic>CRB2<\/jats:italic> variant.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Both twins presented with CNS, requiring intensive supportive care. Additional findings included cerebral heterotopia, cardiac involvement, and developmental delay. They both progressed to kidney failure, necessitating hemodialysis in early childhood. Post-transplant, the first twin succumbed to a systemic fungal infection, while the second developed complications linked to immune dysregulation, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD), immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), multiple viremias, and de novo donor-specific antibodies (DSA).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This case expands the phenotypic spectrum of <jats:italic>CRB2<\/jats:italic>-related disease, highlights management challenges, and underscores the need for genetic re-analysis in rare diseases. Further research is required to understand <jats:italic>CRB2<\/jats:italic>-related mechanisms.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Graphical abstract<\/jats:title>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00467-025-06827-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,2]],"date-time":"2025-06-02T23:02:10Z","timestamp":1748905330000},"page":"3093-3099","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Expanded CRB2-related disease phenotype: multisystem involvement and post-transplant complications in monozygotic twins"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-8489-715X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moran","family":"Plonsky Toder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shirley","family":"Pollack","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rami","family":"Tibi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Irina","family":"Libinson-Zebegret","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Renata","family":"Yakubov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Israel","family":"Eisenstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mika Shapira","family":"Rootman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniella","family":"Magen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"6827_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Boyer O, Schaefer F, Haffner D, Bockenhauer D, H\u00f6ltt\u00e4 T, B\u00e9rody S, Webb H, Heselden M, Lipska-Zie\u02dbtkiewicz BS, Ozaltin F, Levtchenko E, Vivarelli M (2021) Management of congenital nephrotic syndrome: consensus recommendations of the ERKNet-ESPN Working Group. 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