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Alport syndrome and thin glomerular basement membrane nephropathy: a practical approach to diagnosis.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Feb 2009
Haas Mark
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CONTEXT: Alport syndrome and thin glomerular basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) are genetically heterogeneous conditions characterized by structural abnormalities in the glomerular basement membrane and an initial presentation that usually involves hematuria. Approximately 40% of patients with TBMN are heterozygous carriers for autosomal recessive Alport syndrome, with mutations at the genetic locus encoding...
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