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Four Reasons to Order Alport Syndrome Genetic Testing

Do you order Alport Syndrome Genetic testing? Here are four reasons why you should: Leading experts in the field recommend genetic testing as the gold standard for the diagnosis of Alport Syndrome (1). Genetic testing helps to distinguish between Alport Syndrome and other diseases with similar representations, such as thin basement membrane nephropathy or familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis […]

Kidney Week 2015 Recap – Important Abstracts

Machaon Diagnostics was an exhibitor at Kidney Week 2015 in San Diego. We had three good days in the exhibit hall and countless good conversations both about physicians we have helped or hospitals in need of our rapid testing services. The diagnosis of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), caused by mutations in the complement immune system, […]