Catalog

Alport syndrome

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Link to WHO Definition

Alport syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1170919425

Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterised by glomerular nephropathy with haematuria, progressing to end-stage renal disease, associated with sensorineural deafness and eye affection such as lenticonus or retinopathia. It involves a structural defect of type IV collagen, which is a normal component of the glomeral basal membrane.