Article
Alport syndrome in southern Sweden.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Aug 2005
Persson U, Hertz J M, Wieslander J, Segelmark M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The aim of the present investigation is to study the epidemiology of Alport syndrome in southern Sweden, to search for mutations in the COL4A5 gene and to estimate the mutation frequency. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with suspected Alport syndrome were identified in an area with a population of 1.45 million. Clinical criteria were used to establish the diagnosis and samples for mutation analysis were...
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