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X-Linked Glomerulopathy Due to COL4A5 Founder Variant.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Mar 2018
Barua Moumita, John Rohan, Stella Lorenzo, Li Weili, Roslin Nicole M, Sharif Bedra, Hack Saidah, Lajoie-Starkell Ginette, Schwaderer Andrew L, Becknell Brian, Wuttke Matthias, Köttgen Anna, Cattran Daniel, Paterson Andrew D, Pei York
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder caused by rare variants in 1 of 3 genes encoding for type IV collagen. Rare variants in COL4A5 on chromosome Xq22 cause X-linked Alport syndrome, which accounts for ∼80% of the cases. Alport syndrome has a variable clinical presentation, including progressive kidney failure, hearing loss, and ocular defects. Exome sequencing performed in 2 affected related males with...
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