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[Alport's syndrome: new findings].
Boletin medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico - 1 Aug 1993
García-Torres R, Orozco L
Abstract excerpt
The Alport's syndrome is a disease characterized by a symptomatic triad: nephropathy, hypoacusia and ocular alterations. This syndrome is genetically heterogeneous and results from numerous mutations in COL4A5 gene, whose locus resides on the long arm of the X chromosome (Xq22). This gene codifies for IV collagen alpha 5 chain, which is a fundamental constituent of the glomerular, lens and Corti's organ basal...
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