[From Alport syndrome to benign familial hematuria: clinical and genetic aspect].

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Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary glomerulonephritis variably associated with neural hearing loss and ocular abnormalities. The prevalence of the disease is estimated at approximately 1 in 50,000 live births. AS arises from mutations in genes encoding alpha chains constituting type IV collagen. In 85% of patients, the disease results from mutations in the COL4A5 gene located on X chromosome. In the hemizygous...

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