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nephrotic syndrome type 1

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A familial nephrotic syndrome characterized by prenatal onset of massive proteinuria followed by steroid resistant renal disease that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the NPHS1 gene on chromosome 19q13.

Signs and symptoms

  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Hypoproteinemia
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Anasarca
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Proteinuria
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Gastroesophageal reflux

Also known as: Finnish congenital nephrosis