New Treatments for Familial Nephritis and Alport Syndrome Sara D. Henderson, MD

New Treatments for Familial Nephritis and Alport Syndrome

Sara D. Henderson, MD

Volume 2530, No 8, pp. 4391-4455, January 22, 2008

Introduction

Alport syndrome, also known as familial or hereditary nephritis, is a genetic disease of the kidneys that also may involve the eyes, ears, and other organ systems. Although patients who have severe forms of this disease develop deafness and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by young adulthood, the earliest detectable abnormality in the child who has Alport syndrome is isolated hematuria. Therefore, knowledge of the etiology, pathology, and diagnosis of this disorder is important to pediatricians who encounter hematuria frequently.


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