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This paper evaluates the current performance of hearing aids, based on research findings and my experiences with hearing aids. The type of acoustic coupling to the ear is important. The fitting can be...

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Alport syndrome features a defective glomerular basement membrane (GBM) due to variants in COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5. The most severe forms, which lack the GBM’s collagen α3α4α5(IV) network, progress...

Nature Reviews Nephrology - In this Review, the authors focus on the role of collagen IV in Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome. They discuss the molecular and phenotypic similarities and...

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Basement membranes form part of the extracellular matrix (ECM), which is the structural basis for all tissue. Basement membranes are cell-adherent sheets found between cells and vascular endothelia, i...

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Our results confirm that ADAS can lead to ESKD. We demonstrated that a glycine substitution involving the distal exons had a negative impact on renal survival in ADAS patients, probably due to a trime...