Alport Syndrome

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Alport Syndrome

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This entry is adapted from the peer-reviewed paper https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alport-syndrome

Alport syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by kidney disease, hearing loss, and eye abnormalities.

genetic conditions

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Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M, Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Dahan K, Wieslander J, Persson U,Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schröder C, Sanak M, Carvalho MF, Saus J,Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. X-linked Alport syndrome: natural history andgenotype-phenotype correlations in girls and women belonging to 195 families: a"European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action" study. J Am Soc Nephrol.2003 Oct;14(10):2603-10.
Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M, Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Verellen C, Wieslander J, Persson U,Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schröder C, Sanak M, Krejcova S, Carvalho MF,Saus J, Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. X-linked Alport syndrome: naturalhistory in 195 families and genotype- phenotype correlations in males. J Am SocNephrol. 2000 Apr;11(4):649-57.
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Kruegel J, Rubel D, Gross O. Alport syndrome--insights from basic and clinicalresearch. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2013 Mar;9(3):170-8. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2012.259.
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