Evidence for genetic heterogeneity in benign familial hematuria

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 464-467

  Piccini, Monica ^a   Casari, Giorgio ^b   Zhou, Janhua ^a   Bruttini, Mirella ^a   Li Volti, Salvatore ^c   Ballabio, Andrea ^b   Renieri, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; Benign familial hematuria; COL4A3 and COL4A4; Genetic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPORT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKERS; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; NEPHRITIS, HEREDITARY; PEDIGREE; SICILY;

EID: 0032799090     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013499     Document Type: Article

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