Alport syndrome

Alport syndrome is an inherited disease that typically causes renal failure and deafness during early adult life (teens and twenties). In most families, males are more severely affected than females, and many women may not be aware that they carry the condition.

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This information is published from the Renal Unit at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Renal@ed.ac.uk The author for this page was Author. It was updated in Month 2000.

Please be aware that while we have made all efforts to ensure that this brief information is accurate, we cannot guarantee that there are no mistakes. Also that the best management for individual patients may differ from that outlined here. Only the doctors caring for the patient will be able to advise on this.