The aim of this dissertation was to improve diagnosis and treatment by analysing genetic variants in isolated and syndromal nephropathies. Patients with clinical suspicion of Alport syndrome were reanalysed, and patients with VACTERL association underwent trio exome sequencing and Burden pathway gene testing. Furthermore, the lifetime risk of autosomal recessive kidney disease was estimated for 149 disease-associated genes. This dissertation highlights the need for more sophisticated, multidisciplinary methods and illustrates the complex clinical and genetic picture of nephropathies.
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The aim of this dissertation was to improve diagnosis and treatment by analysing genetic variants in isolated and syndromal nephropathies. Patients with clinical suspicion of Alport syndrome were reanalysed, and patients with VACTERL association underwent trio exome sequencing and Burden pathway gene testing. Furthermore, the lifetime risk of autosomal recessive kidney disease was estimated for 149 disease-associated genes. This dissertation highlights the need for more sophisticated, multidisci...
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