Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting around 1 in 5,000–10,000 children, characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and...
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Type IV collagen (section Alport syndrome)
genes COL4A3, COL4A4 and/or COL4A5 coding for collagen IV lead to Alport syndrome. This will cause thinning and splitting of the glomerular basement...
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Epstein syndrome was first discovered in 1972 when two families had similar symptoms to Alport syndrome. Epstein syndrome and other Alport-like disorders...
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exhibit signs similar to Usher syndrome, including Alport syndrome, Alström syndrome, Bardet–Biedl syndrome, Cockayne syndrome, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia...
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impairment should prompt a search for hereditary nephritis such as Alport syndrome.[citation needed] The molecular basis for thin basement membrane disease...
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Glomerulonephritis (section Nephrotic syndrome)
nephrotic syndrome. This form of glomerulonephritis may be associated with conditions such as HIV and heroin abuse, or inherited as Alport syndrome. The cause...
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X-linked hypophosphatemia Rett syndrome (95% of cases are due to sporadic mutations) Fragile-X Syndrome Most cases of Alport syndrome Incontinentia pigmenti Giuffrè–Tsukahara...
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genetic disorders and hereditary diseases has been verified, including: Alport syndrome Colorectal cancer due to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer...
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and eventually death. Alport syndrome; glomerulonephritis, endstage kidney disease, and hearing loss. A minority of Alport syndrome cases are due to an...
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mental retardation syndrome Alport syndrome Alström syndrome Alvarez' syndrome Amniotic band constriction Amotivational syndrome Amplified musculoskeletal...
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