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ReviewBiomedicines2023

A Current Landscape on Alport Syndrome Cases: Characterization, Therapy and Management Perspectives.

Nahed N Mahrous, Yahya F Jamous, Ahmad M Almatrafi, Deema I Fallatah, Abdulrahman Theyab, Bayan H Alanati, Suliman A Alsagaby, Munifa K Alenazi, Mohammed I Khan, Yousef M Hawsawi

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Nahed N MahrousDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia.
Yahya F JamousThe National Center of Vaccines and Bioprocessing, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 12354, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4809-9743
Ahmad M AlmatrafiDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Deema I FallatahDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman TheyabDepartment of Laboratory and Blood Bank, Security Forces Hospital, Makkah 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Bayan H AlanatiCenter for Synthetic Microbiology, Bioinformatics Core Facility, University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Suliman A AlsagabyDepartment of Medicinal Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Munifa K AlenaziResearch Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed I KhanResearch Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia.
Yousef M HawsawiDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1901-697X
Alfaisal University · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SALoewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology · DEMajmaah University · SAPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SATaibah University · SAUniversity of Hafr Al-Batin · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alport syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic disorder categorized by the progressive loss of kidney function, sensorineural hearing loss and eye abnormalities. It occurs due to mutations in three genes that encode for the alpha chains of type IV collagen. Globally, the disease is classified based on the pattern of inheritance into X-linked AS (XLAS), which is caused by pathogenic variants in COL4A5, representing 80% of AS. Autosomal recessive AS (ARAS), caused by mutations in either COL4A3 or COL4A4, represents 15% of AS. Autosomal dominant AS (ADAS) is rare and has been recorded in 5% of all cases due to mutations in COL4A3 or COL4A4. This review provides updated knowledge about AS including its clinical and genetic characteristics in addition to available therapies that only slow the progression of the disease. It also focuses on reported cases in Saudi Arabia and their prevalence. Moreover, we shed light on advances in genetic technologies like gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, the need for an early diagnosis of AS and managing the progression of the disease. Eventually, we provide a few recommendations for disease management, particularly in regions like Saudi Arabia where consanguineous marriages increase the risk.

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Alport syndromegene technologyglomerular basement membranekidney diseasetype IV collagen

Identifiers

PMID37893135
PMCPMC10604007
OpenAlexW4387578634

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