Other terms
Hereditary Nephritides,Hereditary Nephritis,Nephritides, Hereditary,Nephritis, Familial,Familial Nephritides,Familial Nephritis,Nephritides, Familial,Alport Syndrome, X-Linked,Alport Syndrome, X Linked,Syndrome, X-Linked Alport,X-Linked Alport Syndrome,Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive,Alport Syndrome,Alport Syndromes,Syndrome, Alport,Syndromes, Alport,Alport's Syndrome,Alports Syndrome,Syndrome, Alport's,Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant
Description
Nephritis, Hereditary: A group of inherited conditions characterized initially by HEMATURIA and slowly progressing to RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. The most common form is the Alport syndrome (hereditary nephritis with HEARING LOSS) which is caused by mutations in genes for TYPE IV COLLAGEN and defective GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE.
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