Article
COL4A3/COL4A4 mutations and features in individuals with autosomal recessive Alport syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Dec 2013
Storey Helen, Savige Judy, Sivakumar Vanessa, Abbs Stephen, Flinter Frances A
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by hematuria, progressive renal failure, hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities. Autosomal recessive Alport syndrome is suspected in consanguineous families and when female patients develop renal failure. Fifteen percent of patients with Alport syndrome have autosomal recessive inheritance caused by two pathogenic mutations in either COL4A3 or COL4A4. Here, we...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Autoantigens
- Child
- Collagen Type IV
- Eye Diseases
- Female
- Genes, Recessive
- Genetic Testing
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
- Humans
