Journal article
Bull terrier hereditary nephritis: A model for autosomal dominant Alport syndrome
Kidney International, Vol.47(3), pp.758-765
1995
Abstract
Bull terrier hereditary nephritis: A model for autosomal dominant Alport syndrome. Bull terrier hereditary nephritis is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease and causes renal failure at variable ages in affected dogs. The aims of this study were to compare the clinical, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of bull terrier hereditary nephritis with the characteristics of the human forms of Alport syndrome. Many animals with bull terrier hereditary nephritis have hematuria, and some have anterior lenticonus. However, deafness is not associated with the renal disease, and affected dogs do not have the large platelets that are occasionally seen in patients with autosomal Alport syndrome. The glomerular capillary basement membrane (GCBM) in affected bull terriers has an identical ultrastructural appearance to that seen in X-linked Alport syndrome, with lamellations and intramembranous electron-dense deposits. However, both the Goodpasture and the Alport antigens, which represent parts of the alpha 3(IV) and alpha 5 (IV) collagen chains, respectively, are present in the GCBM of affected dogs. Bull terrier hereditary nephritis represents an animal model for autosomal dominant Alport syndrome, and can be used to further examine how genetic mutations affect a basement membrane protein and the corresponding membrane structure.
Details
- Title
- Bull terrier hereditary nephritis: A model for autosomal dominant Alport syndrome
- Authors/Creators
- J.C. Hood (Author/Creator)J. Savige (Author/Creator)A. Hendtlass (Author/Creator)M.M. Kleppel (Author/Creator)C.R. Huxtable (Author/Creator)W.F. Robinson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Kidney International, Vol.47(3), pp.758-765
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Identifiers
- 991005543952607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary Studies
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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