Article
Alport syndrome: clinical update.
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology - 1 Jan 1995
Wester D C, Atkin C L, Gregory M C
Abstract excerpt
This review of the literature on Alport syndrome (AS) places emphasis on genetic and clinical issues related to the sensorineural hearing loss in type III and type IV X-linked AS. The review covers prevalence, medical issues, genetic issues, audiologic findings, vestibular findings, the pathophysiology of hearing loss in type III AS, age- and phenotype-specific normative data and concludes with a discussion...
Topics
- Auditory Threshold
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- DNA Probes
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Hearing Loss, High-Frequency
- Humans
- Male
- Nephritis, Hereditary
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
