Article
Inversion of the Frequencies of Autosomal Recessive and X-Linked Dominant Forms of Alport Syndrome in the Tunisian Population
2023-11-28
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Alport syndrome is defined by the co-occurrence of hematuria, renal failure, and a family history of renal failure or hematuria. Pathogenic variants in <italic>COL4A3, COL4A4</italic>, and <italic>COL4A5</italic> cause this phenotype. These genes code for the α3, α4, and α5 chains of collagen IV found in the kidneys, eyes, and cochlea. This explains the frequent...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4159938d-fce2-50d4-be25-73a52e6c5147
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3645854/v1
