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Expression of mRNA for type IV collagen alpha1, alpha5 and alpha6 chains by cultured dermal fibroblasts from patients with X-linked Alport syndrome.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Aug 1998
Sasaki S, Zhou B, Fan W W, Kim Y, Barker D F, Denison J C, Atkin C L, Gregory M C, Zhou J, Segal Y, Sado Y, Ninomiya Y, Michael A F, Kashtan C E
Abstract excerpt
COL4A5 mutations causing X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) are frequently associated with absence of the alpha3, alpha4,alpha5 and alpha6 chains of type IV collagen from basement membranes and increased amounts of the alpha1(IV) and alpha2(IV) chains in glomerular basement membrane. Although many C...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
- Fibroblasts
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Nephritis, Hereditary
- RNA, Messenger
- Skin
