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[Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of X-linked Alport syndrome in China].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2007
Zhang Hong-wen, Ding Jie, Wang Fang, Yang Hui-xia
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OBJECTIVE: Alport syndrome (AS) is a progressive renal disease characterized by hematuria and progressive renal failure. X-linked dominance is the major inheritance form of the syndrome, accounting for almost 80% of the cases, caused by mutations in COL4A5 genes. There is currently no effective t...
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