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Female Patient with Alport Syndrome and Concomitant Membranous Nephropathy: Susceptibility or Association of Two Diseases?
Nephron - 1 Jan 2017
Veloso Mariana P, Neves Precil D M M, Jorge Lectícia B, Dias Cristiane B, Yu Luis, Pinheiro Rafaela B B, Testagrossa Leonardo A, Malheiros Denise M, Balbo Bruno E P, Lerário Antônio M, Onuchic Luiz F, Woronik Viktoria
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome (AS) is a disorder of collagen IV, a component of glomerular basement membrane (GBM). The association of AS and immunocomplex nephropathies is uncommon. This is a case of a 37-year-old woman with family history of X-linked AS, including 4 affected sons. This patient developed full-blown nephrotic syndrome along a 3-month period, a presentation not consistent with AS progression. This scenario...
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