Clinical and genetic features of X-linked Alport syndrome in men positive for the collagen Ⅳ α5 chain in epidermal basement membrane

Zhonghua er ke za zhi. Chinese journal of pediatrics
Yanqin ZhangJiyun Yang

Abstract

To analyze the clinical and genetic features of X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) in men positive for the collagen α5(Ⅳ) chain in epidermal basement membrane. This was a retrospective study. Totally 725 families were diagnosed as Alport syndrome in Department of Pediatrics of Peking University First Hospital during January 1998 to December 2014, among them 450 patients were males with XLAS. Patients who met both of the following two criteria were included in this study. (1)Patients underwent α5(Ⅳ) chain staining in the epidermal basement membrane. (2)Mutations in COL4A5 gene were detected.Mann-Whitney test and χ(2) test were used. Totally 140 males with XLAS were included in this study, 18 cases were α5 (Ⅳ)-positive and 122 cases were α5 (Ⅳ)-negative. The two groups of patients were compared, the median age at analysis was 11.0 vs. 7.2 years (Z = -1.839, P = 0.066), the 24-hour urine protein was 1.50 vs. 0.57 g/d (Z = -1.212, P = 0.226), the rate of hearing loss was 28% vs. 53% (χ(2) = 3.619, P = 0.067), the number of patients progressed to end stage renal disease (ESRD) was 4 vs. 12 (χ(2) =2.377, P = 0.128), the median age of ESRD was 31.0 vs. 16.6 years (Z = -2.554, P = 0.011), the rate of missense mutations in COL4A5 gene was ...Continue Reading

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