Stem Cells Provide Hope In Alport Syndrome.

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Published: October 19, 2009
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Stem Cells For Alport Syndrome  | read this item

Alport syndrome is a genetic defect of type 4 collagen, a major structural component of the glomerular basement membrane. Which is in turn the major structural component that defines the function of the filtration apparatus of the kidney. Defects of this important component of glomerular function results in various abnormalities. In Alport syndrome patients progressively [...]