Pediatric Alport Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Transitioning Care

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  • Ana Marta Gomes Department of Nephrology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia e Espinho; UMIB/ICBAS – Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine / Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-5792
  • Idalina Beirão UMIB/ICBAS – Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine / Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar; Department of Nephrology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António; European Rare Kidney Reference Center (ERKNet). Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto; Director of Department of Education and Training, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-0170

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Gomes AM, Beirão I. Pediatric Alport Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Transitioning Care. REVNEC [Internet]. 2024Apr.5 [cited 2025Feb.19];33(1):8-11. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/35335

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