Alport syndrome or hereditary nephritis is a genetic disorder characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss. Alport syndrome can also affect the eyes, causing eye abnormalities including cataracts, lenticonus, kerataconus, as well as retinal flecks in the macula and mid-periphery.utations in any of these genes prevent the proper production or assembly of the type IV collagen network, which is an important structural component of basement membranes in the kidney, inner ear, and eye. Basement membranes are thin, sheet-like structures that separate and support cells in many tissues.
A corporate portfolio analysis may determine a company's future direction. Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images. A corporate portfolio analysis takes a close look at a companyâs services and products.Each segment of a companyâs product line is evaluated including sales, market share, cost of production and potential market strength. The analysis categorizes the companyâs products and looks at the competition. corporate portfolio analysis may determine a company's future direction. Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images. A corporate portfolio analysis takes a close look at a companyâs services and products.
Thinkstock/Comstock/Getty Images. A business portfolio is a companyâs set of investments, holdings, products, businesses and brands. A product portfolio is the productâs mix of market segments. Marketing managers attempt to make a product appeal to specific groups of people, called segments.he items in a businessâs portfolio may be called strategic business units, or SBUs. When using the growth-share matrix to analyze SBUs, business managers analyze the SBU, not the market.