Autosomal recessive Alport syndrome: Linkage analysis and clinical features in two families

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 627-630

  Torra, Roser ^a,c   Badenas, Cèlia ^a   Cofán, Frederic ^a   Callis, Luis ^b   Pérez Oller, Laureano ^a   Darnell, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; Autosomal recessive; Clinical features; COL4A3; COL4A4; Genes; Hereditary nephritis; Linkage analysis; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CREATININE; DNA MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPORT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 2; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032967957     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.3.627     Document Type: Article

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