Alport syndrome is a hereditary disorder of the basement membrane, resulting in a glomerulonephropathy causing renal failure. Progressive deafness and ocular anomalies may also occur. [From OMIM]
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Other congenital malformations
Autosomal recessive
2q36.3
Alport syndrome is a hereditary disorder of the basement membrane, resulting in a glomerulonephropathy causing renal failure. Progressive deafness and ocular anomalies may also occur. [From OMIM]