Alport syndrome: clinical update.

نویسندگان

  • D C Wester
  • C L Atkin
  • M C Gregory
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

دوره 6 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995