Alport syndrome

Introduction: Alport syndrome

Description of Alport syndrome

Alport syndrome (medical condition): A rare hereditary disorder involving the progressive deterioration of parts...more »

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Alport syndrome: hereditary disorder characterized by progressive sensorineural hearing loss, progressive pyelonephritis or glomerulonephritis, and, occasionally, ocular defects; transmitted as an autosomal dominant or X-linked trait.
Source: CRISP

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Alport syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Alport syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Alport syndrome, or a subtype of Alport syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Alport syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Alport syndrome as a Disease

Alport syndrome (medical condition): See Alport Syndrome (disease information).
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Alport syndrome: Related Diseases

Alport syndrome: Alport syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

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• Kidney conditions
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• Connective tissue conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
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Alport syndrome: Article Excerpts

Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disease in which a collagen mutation affects the kidneys, the ears, and the eyes. The...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

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Alport syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Alport syndrome:

• genetic disorder
• glomerulonephritis
• hematuria
• proteinuria
• hearing loss
• kidney disease

Terms associated with Alport syndrome:

Terms Similar to Alport syndrome:

• Alport syndrome, X linked
• Congenital hereditary hematuria
• Hemorrhagic familial nephritis
• Hemorrhagic hereditary nephritis
• Nephropathy and deafness

Source - NIH

Broader terms for Alport syndrome

• genetic disorder
• nephritis
• sensorineural hearing loss
• syndrome

Source - CRISP

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