Article
The value of clinical criteria in identifying patients with X-linked Alport syndrome.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Jan 2011
Hanson Helen, Storey Helen, Pagan Judith, Flinter Frances
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Alport syndrome (AS) is a predominantly X-linked hereditary nephritis associated with high-tone, sensorineural deafness and characteristic eye signs. Clinical diagnostic criteria were defined in 1988. Most cases result from mutations in the X-linked collagen gene COL4A5, with mutations in the autosomal genes COL4A3 and COL4A4 on chromosome 2 accounting for the rest. Mutation analysis of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
