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A Deeper Insight into COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 Variants and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of a Turkish Cohort with Alport Syndrome
16 Oct 2023
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Introduction: Alport syndrome (AS) is an inherited, rare, progressive kidney disease that affects the eye and ear physiology. Pathogenic variants of COL4A5 account for 85% of all cases, while COL4A3 and COL4A4 account for the remaining 15%. Methods: Targeted next-generation sequencing of the COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 genes was performed in 125 Turkish patients with AS. The patients were compared to 45 controls...
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