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Alport syndrome. Molecular genetic aspects.
Danish medical bulletin - 1 Aug 2009
Hertz Jens Michael
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome (AS) is a progressive renal disease that is characterised by hematuria and progressive renal failure, and often accompanied by progressive high-tone sensorineural hearing loss and ocular changes in form of macular flecks and lenticonus. AS is a genetic heterogenous disease, and X-linked dominant in about 85% of the families. The autosomal recessive and dominant forms constitute about 15% of the...
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