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The COL4A5 gene in Japanese Alport syndrome patients: spectrum of mutations of all exons. The Japanese Alport Network.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 1996
Kawai S, Nomura S, Harano T, Harano K, Fukushima T, Osawa G
Abstract excerpt
To determine the spectrum of mutations of the COL4A5 gene encoding type IV collagen among Japanese Alport syndrome (AS) patients, 60 unrelated patients (47 males and 13 females) from all over the country were recruited. Screening for mutations in all the exons (1 to 51) of the COL4A5 gene was carried out by PCR-SSCP analysis. A mobility shift was observed in 22 of 60 patients, and their genomic DNA were analyzed...
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