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  • Alport Syndrome Genetics and Inheritance
    Health - 18 May 2023
    Alport syndrome is a condition that develops due to mutations in three different genes – COL4A3, COL4A4 and COL4A5. The reason that the syndrome has a significant impact on the kidneys is because all...
  • Alport Syndrome Signs and Symptoms
    Health - 30 Dec 2022
    Alport Syndrome is an inherited condition, which can lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). In CKD, a patient’s kidneys progressively do not work as well as they should and do not effectively filter...
  • Alport Syndrome Pathophysiology
    Health - 30 Dec 2022
    First described in the early 20th century, Alport syndrome (AS), also known as hereditary nephritis, is a rare genetic disorder. Mutations in genes encoding type IV collagen give rise to primary...
  • How is Alport Syndrome Treated?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    There are various treatments that are used to help patients with Alport syndrome to manage their condition. Most of them are used to help reduce and slow down symptoms. The benefits of the treatments...
  • How is Alport Syndrome Diagnosed?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    There are various methods of identifying whether a patient has Alport syndrome. The syndrome presents in significant ways in some patients but with less obvious symptoms in other patients, and there...
  • What is Alport Syndrome?
    Health - 23 Aug 2018
    Alport syndrome (AS) is a disease caused by abnormal collagen formation, which occurs in about 1 in 50,000 newborns. It affects both males and females, but can be inherited only from females in the...
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    Health - 4 Jul 2023
    Cataracts are whitish or cloudy patches in the lens of the eye that cause it to become opaque and less able to focus light onto the retina.
  • Cataract Classification
    Health - 4 Jul 2023
    Cataracts are cloudy or misty patches that occur in the lens of the eye and blur vision. Cataracts are the most common cause of poor vision and can even cause blindness in severe cases.
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa Diagnosis
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Retinitis pigmentosa is commonly identified by the examination of the appearance of the retina using slit lamp biomicroscopy. Common findings on examination and steps in diagnosis include...
  • Causes of Hearing Loss
    Health - 7 Apr 2023
    Hearing loss is most commonly caused due to two major causes – age related hearing loss and hearing loss due to exposure to loud noises of acoustic trauma. There are numerous other causes that include...

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