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Alport syndrome

Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting around 1 in 5,000-10,000 children, characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss. Alport syndrome can also affect the eyes, though the changes do not usually affect sight, except when changes to the lens occur in later life. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Hereditary chronic nephritis
Hereditary nephritis
OrphaNet reference
Alport syndrome 
May Cause
Abnormal iris
Bilateral small kidneys
Blue sclerae
Cataract
Corneal abnormality
Cortical nephrocalcinosis
Deafness
Familial neoplasm
Heart failure
Hyperechoic renal cortex
Increased risk of neoplasm
Lens opacity
Microspherophakia
Myopia
Nephropathy
Retinopathy
Small kidney
Systemic hypertension
May Be Caused by
Alport syndrome - intellectual deficit - midface hypoplasia - elliptocytosis
X-linked diffuse leiomyomatosis - Alport syndrome
Synonyms
Hereditary chronic nephritis
Hereditary nephritis
OrphaNet reference
Alport syndrome 
May Cause
Abnormal iris
Bilateral small kidneys
Blue sclerae
Cataract
Corneal abnormality
Cortical nephrocalcinosis
Deafness
Familial neoplasm
Heart failure
Hyperechoic renal cortex
Increased risk of neoplasm
Lens opacity
Microspherophakia
Myopia
Nephropathy
Retinopathy
Small kidney
Systemic hypertension
May Be Caused by
Alport syndrome - intellectual deficit - midface hypoplasia - elliptocytosis
X-linked diffuse leiomyomatosis - Alport syndrome


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