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Review
. 1995 Jan;6(1):73-9.

Alport syndrome: clinical update

D C Wester  1 , C L Atkin, M C Gregory
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  • PMID: 7696680
Review

Alport syndrome: clinical update

D C Wester et al. J Am Acad Audiol. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

This review of the literature on Alport syndrome (AS) places emphasis on genetic and clinical issues related to the sensorineural hearing loss in type III and type IV X-linked AS. The review covers prevalence, medical issues, genetic issues, audiologic findings, vestibular findings, the pathophysiology of hearing loss in type III AS, age- and phenotype-specific normative data and concludes with a discussion regarding future auditory-genetic research with AS.

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