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Next generation sequencing as a useful tool in the diagnostics of mosaicism in Alport syndrome.
Gene - 10 Sept 2013
Beicht Sonja, Strobl-Wildemann Gertrud, Rath Sabine, Wachter Oliver, Alberer Martin, Kaminsky Elke, Weber Lutz T, Hinrichsen Tanja, Klein Hanns-Georg, Hoefele Julia
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome (ATS) is a progressive hereditary nephropathy characterized by hematuria and/or proteinuria with structural defects of the glomerular basement membrane. It can be associated with extrarenal manifestations (high-tone sensorineural hearing loss and ocular abnormalities). Somatic mutations in COL4A5 (X-linked), COL4A3 and COL4A4 genes (both autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant) cause Alport...
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