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Phenotypic and genotypic features of Alport syndrome in Chinese children.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Dec 2002
Wang Fang, Ding Jie, Guo Shunhua, Yang Jiyun
Abstract excerpt
Chinese Alport syndrome (AS) was analyzed in 44 unrelated patients who were screened for mutations in the COL4A5 gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis or PCR direct sequencing in 30 of the 44 patients. The clinical data showed that all patients had hematuria; 25 of 29 male patients (86%) and 9 of 15 female patients (60%) had proteinuria; 11 of 29 male patients...
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