Pathology vs. molecular genetics: (Re)defining the spectrum of Alport syndrome

Kidney International

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1081-1083

  Miner, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alport syndrome; FSGS; Genetics; Glomerular disease

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; AUTOANTIGEN;

ALPORT SYNDROME; COL4A3 GENE; COL4A4 GENE; FAMILY STUDY; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE;

AUTOANTIGENS; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84961290678     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2014.326     Document Type: Note

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