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A deletion mutation in the 3' end of the alpha 5(IV) collagen gene in juvenile-onset Alport syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Mar 1994
Saito A, Sakatsume M, Yamazaki H, Ogata F, Hirasawa Y, Arakawa M
Abstract excerpt
Alport syndrome is a hereditary progressive glomerular basement membrane disorder in which juvenile-or adult-onset renal failure is often accompanied by sensorineural deafness and ocular abnormalities. Recently, mutations have been found in the type IV collagen alpha 5 chain gene in patients with X-linked Alport syndrome. This study searched for gene mutations in seven unrelated Japanese patients by the use of...
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