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nephrotic syndrome type 5

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A familial nephrotic syndrome characterized by prenatal or neonatal onset of progressive renal failure with proteinurea and edema that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the LAMB2 gene on chromosome 3p.

Signs and symptoms

  • Stage 5 chronic kidney disease
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Diffuse mesangial sclerosis
  • Rod-cone dystrophy
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Hematuria
  • Proteinuria
  • Hypertension

Also known as: nephrotic syndrome type 5, with or without ocular abnormalities