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Autosomal dominant Alport syndrome due to a COL4A4 mutation with an additional ESPN variant detected by whole-exome analysis.
CEN case reports - 1 Feb 2020
Izumi Yuichiro, Hamaguchi Ami, Miura Rei, Nakagawa Terumasa, Nakagawa Miyuki, Saida Ken, Miyake Noriko, Nagayoshi Yu, Kakizoe Yutaka, Miyoshi Taku, Kohda Yukimasa, Misumi Yohei, Matsumoto Naomichi, Ando Yukio, Mukoyama Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome (AS) is a rare hereditary disease that presents with chronic kidney disease and sensorineural hearing loss, and is diagnosed by its clinical features, pathological features on renal tissue, and mode of inheritance. We report a woman in her 20 s who exhibited persistent haematuria with normal renal function and sensorineural hearing loss. Her family members exhibited the same clinical findings...
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