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Descriptor English:   Nephritis, Hereditary 
Descriptor Spanish:   Nefritis Hereditaria 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Nefrite Hereditária 
Synonyms English:   Nephritis, Familial
Alport's Syndrome  
Tree Number:   C12.706.742
C12.777.419.570.620
C13.351.875.742
C13.351.968.419.570.620
C16.131.939.742
C17.300.200.517
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   77; was ALPORT'S SYNDROME 1964-76 (Prov 1964-69) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   9587 
Unique Identifier:   D009394 

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