News Urinary EGF Levels Could Help Predict Alport Syndrome Progression in Children, Study Suggests

News Regulus Pauses Clinical Program of RG-012 as Treatment for Alport Syndrome

News COL4A5 Gene Abnormalities May Help Predict Renal Prognosis of XLAS Patients, Study Suggests

News Small Molecule Seen to Slow Alport’s Progression in Mouse Model of Disease

News EU Grants Bardoxolone Orphan Drug Status as Potential Alport Therapy, Phase 3 Trial Enrolling

News Rare Eye Symptoms of Alport Syndrome Linked to COL4A4 Mutation in Portuguese Woman

News US ‘Right to Try’ Law Meets with Mix of Praise and Criticism, Including Among Those with Rare Diseases

News Proposed Large Gene Panel Analysis Helps Diagnose Alport, Other Inherited Kidney Diseases, Study Shows

News #ERDC2018 – When Treating Rare Disease Patients, Don’t Overlook Quality of Life, Panel Urges

News Recurrence of Kidney Inflammation a Risk Factor for Kidney Rejection After Transplant, Study Shows

News ‘Rare Impact Awards’ Dinner Marks Orphan Drug Act and NORD at 35

News #ECRD2018 – EU Must Do More for Rare Disease Patients, Eurordis Leaders Say

News Severe Alport Mutations Do Not Affect Kidney Transplant Outcomes, Study Shows

News Article Questioning Safety of Phase 3 Bardoxolone Trial ‘Inaccurate,’ Reata CMO Says

News #ECRD2018 – Patient Access and Collaboration Focus of Eurordis Meeting May 10-12

News Experts Raise Concerns Over Bardoxolone’s Long-term Safety in Alport Patients

News Variations Between Alport, Pierson Syndromes Explain Kidney Damage Differences

News Bardoxolone Methyl Continues to Aid Alport Patients with Kidney Disease, New Data Shows

News NIH Agency Pioneers Collaborative Research into Rare Diseases

News Researchers Find Potential Therapeutic Target for Alport Syndrome in Mouse Study

News New System Proposed for Classifying Collagen IV Gene Disorders as Types of Alport

News Genome Sequencing and Its Clinical Potential Focus of NYC Rare Disease Day Event

News Screening Test Raises Possibility of Therapeutic Approach for Alport Syndrome

News Alport Syndrome Case Study Shows Unusual Transition in Boy’s Kidney

News ‘A Disease May Be Rare, Hope Should Never Be,’ Says Boy with SMARD at Connecticut Rare Disease Day Event

News Tailored Chemo Doses Proved Successful for Alport Patient with Breast Cancer in Case Report

News Rare Disease Groups Welcome FDA’s Embrace of ‘Real World’ Data in Clinical Trials

News Scientists Develop Better Way to Assess Alport-related Molecule’s Formation

News US Lawmakers Urge Bipartisan Support for Rare Disease Research, Patients’ Needs

News Alport Syndrome Is Potential Risk Factor for Pregnancy-Related Complications, Study Finds

News Increased Protein Levels Linked to Pregnancy Complications in Alport Syndrome, Study Shows

News Reata Expects Key Trial Results on Kidney Disease Therapy Bardoxolone in Third Quarter

News Retrophin, Horizon Donate $3M Each to Rare Disease Institute at Children’s National

News BioNews to Cover 3 Rare Disease Day Events, Including NIH Conference

News Rare Case of Alport Patient with Pancreatic Tumors Needing Kidney Transplant Detailed

News Patient Advocacy Groups Worldwide Plan Events to Mark Rare Disease Day, Feb. 28

News Similar Genetic Mutations Could Show that Kidney Disease Types Are Actually Stages of Progression, Study Says

News Researchers Study Rare Case of a Foodpipe Abnormality in Boy with Alport Syndrome

News Rare Disease Groups, Patients Differ on ‘Right to Try’ Bill Before US Congress

News NORD Fundraiser Sets 7,000-Mile ‘Bike, Run or Walk’ Goal for 7,000 Rare Diseases

News Rupture of Eye’s Lens Capsule Is Rare and Avoidable Risk in Alport, Case Report Argues

News Successful Kidney Transplant Can Reverse Platelet Dysfunction in End-stage Renal Disease, Study Shows

News New Look at Old Data Supports Bardoxolone Methyl as Kidney Disease Treatment, Reata Reports

News Alport Disease Severity May Be Influenced by Additional, Non-Collagen Gene Mutations

News Alport Syndrome Foundation and Partners Call for Research Proposals

News Women Also May Develop a Severe Form of X-Linked Alport Syndrome, Study Finds

News Top 10 Alport Syndrome Articles of 2017

News Cataract Laser Surgery Improves Sight of Alport Patient with Lens Abnormality

News Vanderbilt Professor Earns Prize for Work on Alport-Linked Collagen 4

News RNA Blockers Are Promising Alport Syndrome Therapy, Review Reports

News Case Report: Tissue Biopsy Essential to Diagnose Complex Cases of Kidney Disease

News Stem Cells Can Slow Alport by Reining in Blood Vessel Growth Signaling, Study Shows

News Thickness of Eye’s Retina May Aid in Diagnosing Men with More Advanced X-linked Alport Syndrome, Study Says

News Australians Find Compound That Prevents the Protein Misfolding Seen in Alport Syndrome

News Australians Identify Protein That Could Mark Alport Syndrome’s Progression

News COL4A5 Protein Measurements in Alport Patients’ Kidneys May Aid in Prognosis, Researchers Say

News Rare Disease Patient Groups Unite to Preserve Orphan Drug Tax Credit in US

News Reata’s Bardoxolone Methyl Benefits Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, TSUBAKI Trial Shows

News Alport Syndrome Foundation Seeks Therapies for Hearing as Well as Kidney Loss

News Rare Disease Clinical Trials Need Patient-Centered Outcome Measures, European Researchers Argue

News Kidney Cells in Urine May Be a New Tool to Diagnose and Treat Alport, Researchers Say

News CARDINAL Study Shows Bardoxolone Methyl Improves Kidney Function

News New COL4A3 Gene Mutation Linked to Alport Syndrome Identified in Spanish Family

News Children’s National, NORD Partner to Create Rare Disease ‘Centers of Excellence’

News Travel Stipends Available to Attend Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill in 2018

News #NORDsummit – Alternatives to Large Placebo Trials, Grant Awards Among Ways FDA Supporting Rare Diseases, Chief Says

News Researchers Report Rare Case of Alport Syndrome with Lens Abnormalities Prior to Renal Symptoms

News #NORDsummit – Despite Criticism, Orphan Drug Act Is Working to Advance Needed Treatments, FDA Says

News Japanese Team Identifies Factor That Worsens Alport Syndrome in Mice

News Rare Diseases Institute Launches at UMass with $10 Million Gift

News #NORDSummit – Alport Syndrome on Agenda at NORD’s Oct. 16-17 Rare Disease Summit

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News Korean Researchers Reveal Retina Dysfunction in Alport with Non-invasive Imaging Technique

News Collagen Deficit May Have Caused Rupture of Coronary Artery in Alport Patient, Researchers Say

News Helium Ion Microscopy Reveals Kidney Structure Damage in Alport Mice That Wasn’t Seen Before

News NIH Finances 13 Research Projects to Develop 3-D Models of Human Tissue for Kidney Disease, Other Illnesses

News Chinese Researchers Produce Overview of Alport Syndrome Manifestations and Treatments

News Alport Syndrome Foundation, Others Award $200,000 to Research Projects on Kidney Disease

News Bromide Worsened Alport Kidney Disease in Mice Study, Countering Previous Beliefs of Benefits

News Researchers Identify Two Gene Mutations That May Be Linked to Mild Form of Alport Syndrome

News Receptor Activation Promotes Kidney Disease Development in Mice with Alport Syndrome, Study Shows

News Researchers Study Unique Case of Alport Syndrome and Membranous Nephropathy

News Young People with Alport Syndrome Can Apply for Life-enriching Paul Silver Tribute Award

News ASF, Partners Award $100,000 Each to Teams in Florida, Cyprus Seeking Potential Treatments for Alport Syndrome

News Kidney Function Decline May Not Be Good Indicator of Trial Outcomes in Alport Syndrome Patients, Study Suggests

News Facebook Video That Led to Mom Getting New Kidney Also Spotlights Living Donor Program

News Early Inflammation Could Drive Both ADTKD and Alport Syndrome Kidney Disease, Study Suggests

News Genetic Testing Could Help Doctors Make Alport Syndrome Diagnosis, Study Reports

News Reata Starts Phase 3 Portion of Trial of Bardoxolone Methyl for Kidney Disease Due to Alport Syndrome

News Loss of Specialized Kidney Cells Accelerated in Alport Patients, Study Shows

News Therapy for Alport Syndrome Advancing after Stock Sale, Reata Pharmaceuticals Announces

News Reata’s Bardoxolone for Alport Enters Phase 3 Trial After Improvements Seen in Phase 2

News Researchers Urge Genetic Testing for Autosomal Dominant Alport Syndrome

News Children’s Viral Video Plea to Find Kidney Donor for Mom Has Happy Ending

News Protein Imbalance Theory Unifies Kidney Diseases, Researcher Argues, But Doesn’t Explain Alport Mutations

News Reata’s Bardoxolone for Alport Syndrome Granted FDA Orphan Drug Status

News Scientists Identify Novel COL4A4 Gene Mutation Leading to Alport Syndrome

News Natural Molecule Slows Progression of Kidney Disease in Alport Mice

News Regulus Therapeutics Announces Changes to Phase 2 Trial for RG-012 in Alport Syndrome

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