Genotype and Outcome After Kidney Transplantation in Alport Syndrome

Introduction: Alport syndrome (AS) is caused by mutations in α3/α4/α5 (IV) collagen genes, the severity of which determine the progression of AS. Posttransplantation outcome is good, although anti−glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) glomerulonephritis occurs in 3% to 5% of recipients, clustering...

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Main Authors: Valentine Gillion, Karin Dahan, Jean-Pierre Cosyns, Pascale Hilbert, Michel Jadoul, Eric Goffin, Nathalie Godefroid, Martine De Meyer, Michel Mourad, Yves Pirson, Nada Kanaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024918300159