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Atypical Alport syndrome associated with a novel COL4A5 mutation.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Mar 2009
Höpker K, Liebau M C, Friederichsohn C, Waldherr R, Benzing T
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is a progressive hereditary renal disease. Mutations in the genes encoding for three members of the type IV collagen protein family have been found to be the cause of the disease. Alport syndrome is often associated with sensorineural hearing loss and ocular abnormalities, and patients suffering from typical Alport syndrome usually develop end stage renal disease during adolescence or young...
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