Researchers at University of Tsukuba developed a novel imaging method for visualizing lesions in the glomerular basement membrane using a mouse model of Alport syndrome, a hereditary kidney disease.

"Thus, proactive genetic analysis is recommended for adult ... focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, Alport syndrome, and ...

Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with kidney dysfunction, sensorineural hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities. In the kidneys, hematuria occurs in the early stages of the disease ...

The knockout of Col4a3 in mice is used as a model of Alport syndrome. Knockout mice develop glomerular disease associated with neutral lipid accumulation in the kidney and progressive renal failure, ...

Alport syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, but it is the second most common cause of inherited chronic kidney disease. It is caused by faults in the genetic code for a particular type of collagen ...

Alport syndrome often goes unrecognized, however, which means that many affected individuals are neither treated appropriately nor provided with genetic counseling, and also means that their ...

Half my family has the disease,” says Adam Jardine, who works as a congressional staffer. “I try to stay positive throughout the whole thing.” ...

said Kenneth Greenberg, PhD, CEO of SonoThera, who will be presenting the Company’s session focused on nonviral gene therapy for X-linked Alport Syndrome.

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