A Novel Mutation in a Kazakh Family with X-Linked Alport Syndrome.

Alport syndrome is a genetic condition that results in hematuria, progressive renal impairment, hearing loss, and occasionally lenticonus and retinopathy. Approximately 80% of Alport syndrome cases are caused by X-linked mutations in the COL4A5 gene encoding type IV collagen. The objective of this s...

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Main Authors: Barshagul T Baikara, Elena V Zholdybayeva, Saule E Rakhimova, Nazym B Nigmatullina, Kuvat T Momynaliev, Yerlan M Ramanculov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4500592?pdf=render