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Successful renal transplantation in a family with a novel mutation in COL4A3 gene and autosomal recessive Alport syndrome.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Jun 2020
Girimaji Niveditha, Murugan Sm Sakthivel, Nada Ritambhra, Sharma Ashish, Rathi Manish, Kohli Harbir S, Gupta Krishna L, Ramachandran Raja
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome (AS) is an inherited disorder of basement membranes caused by mutations affecting specific proteins of the type IV collagen family, presenting with nephropathy and extrarenal manifestations such as sensorineural deafness and ocular anomalies. Ten percentage to 15% of the patients with AS have autosomal recessive (ARAS) due to mutation in either COL4A3 or COL4A4 gene. We report a novel mutation in...
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