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Genotype-Based Molecular Mechanisms in Alport Syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2025
Caparali Emine Bilge, De Gregorio Vanessa, Barua Moumita
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities. Alport syndrome is caused by pathogenic variants in COL4A3 , COL4A4 , or COL4A5 , which encode the α 3, α 4, and α 5 chains of type 4 collagen that forms a heterotrimer expressed in the glomerular basement membrane. Knowledge of its genetic basis has informed the development of different...
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