Alport syndrome: significance of gingival biopsy in the initial diagnosis and periodontal evaluation after renal transplantation

• Principais autores: Hilal Uslu Toygar (Autor), Okan Toygar (Autor), Esra Guzeldemir (Autor), Ulkem Cilasun (Autor), Ahmet Nacar (Autor), Nebil Bal (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: University of São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Alport Syndrome (AS) is an important hereditary disorder affecting the glomerular basement membrane. Diagnosis of AS is based on the presence of hematuric nephropathy, renal failure, hearing loss, ocular abnormalities and changes in the glomerular basement membrane of the lamina densa. The aims of t...