Inherited renal disease is responsible for 50% of cases of kidney failure in children and 20% of cases in adults. 1 Alport syndrome affects one in 5,000–10,000 individuals and is the most common ...
A researcher from The University of Manchester has bagged a prize for developing a powerful way to minimize suffering in animals when studying kidney ...
Researchers at University of Tsukuba developed a novel imaging method for visualizing lesions in the glomerular basement membrane using a mouse model of Alport syndrome, a hereditary kidney disease.
The knockout of Col4a3 in mice is used as a model of Alport syndrome. Knockout mice develop glomerular disease associated with neutral lipid accumulation in the kidney and progressive renal failure, ...
The Stoneygate and Kidney Research UK – Alport Research Hub aims to accelerate research, transform early diagnosis, and develop specific treatments for the disease. Alport syndrome is a rare genetic ...
Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with kidney dysfunction, sensorineural hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities. In the kidneys, hematuria occurs in the early stages of the disease ...
This includes hereditary polycystic kidney disease, Alport syndrome, and other inherited conditions that could affect both donors and recipients at the process of kidney transplant,” Bux said.
Additional Alport Syndrome data presented at the ASN Kidney Week In late October ... including autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and cystinosis. FDA allows for continued dosing of subjects ...