Genetic and rare diseases information center gard po box 8126, gaithersburg, md 208988126 tollfree. Pdf alport syndrome as is a hereditary disease of basal membranes due to a mutation in type iv collagen. Alport syndrome foundation genetic and rare diseases. We report a case of anti gbm disease that developed in the renal graft of a patient with alport syndrome. Most boys with alport syndrome start having hematuria as babies, and it is always present after that.
Moving from documentbased fp and sti guidelines to computerized clinical decision support. Most girls with alport syndrome also have hematuria, but it may come and go. Alport syndrome as is a hereditary disease of basal membranes due to a mutation in type iv collagen. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Alport syndrome was previously thought to not occur more often in different ethnicities. We present a case of alport syndrome in a thirtyone year old male, submitted from the nephrology unit because of low vision. Sohar 1954 observou alteracoes visuais acompanhand o a sindrome, mas apenas em 1959 nieth. For language access assistance, contact the ncats public information officer. Ce syndrome a ete decrit en 1927 par le dr cecil a. Abrar ali katpar resident nephrologymedicine king khalid hospital hail, ksa 3. Relevant portals databases online forums teaching files government. If you have problems viewing pdf files, download the latest version of adobe reader. The most common symptom of alport syndrome is the presence of blood in the urine hematuria. Anti glomerular basement membrane disease in a renal transplant patient with alport syndrome. Alport syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by kidney disease, hearing. Alport chez trois generations dune famille britannique, dou son nom. Alport syndrome genetic and rare diseases information. But in 2014 an article reported a ashkenazi jewish founder mutation in the col4a3 gene the mutation involves a deletion of genetic material and is called c.
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