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Clinical spectrum of type IV collagen (COL4A1) mutations: a novel genetic multisystem disease.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Feb 2011
Vahedi Katayoun, Alamowitch Sonia
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review dsecribes the clinical spectrum of a newly identified disorder related to COL4A1 gene mutations. COL4A1 encodes type IV collagen α1 chain, a crucial component of nearly all basement membrane including vasculature, renal glomerule and ocular structures. RECENT FINDINGS: The human phenotypes are extremely variable between patients and between families, with disease onset as early as...
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