Nephrotic syndrome (NPHS) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by heavy proteinuria (more than 3.5 grams per day), hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema. Congenital nephrotic syndrome is most frequently related to mutations in genes specific for structural integrity of the glomerular basement membrane and associated filtration structures within the kidney, resulting in massive leakage of plasma proteins into the urine. First line treatment is with oral corticosteroids, but some patients do not respond to this treatment. Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) typically manifests histologically as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Calcineurin inhibitors with/without intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (MPT) constitute the standard treatment for SRNS. It has been reported that additional rituximab treatment combined with conventional MPT and immunosuppressive agents is a promising option.
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Urinary system disease
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Human diseases [BR:br08402]
Urinary system diseases
Kidney diseases
H01657 Nephrotic syndrome
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
16 Diseases of the genitourinary system
Diseases of the urinary system
Glomerular diseases
GB41 Nephrotic syndrome
H01657 Nephrotic syndrome
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Genomic and clinical profiling of a national nephrotic syndrome cohort advocates a precision medicine approach to disease management.
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Deficiency of the sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase SGPL1 is associated with congenital nephrotic syndrome and congenital adrenal calcifications.
Bierzynska A, Soderquest K, Dean P, Colby E, Rollason R, Jones C, Inward CD, McCarthy HJ, Simpson MA, Lord GM, Williams M, Welsh GI, Koziell AB, Saleem MA
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MAGI2 Mutations Cause Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome.
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Advillin acts upstream of phospholipase C 1 in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
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Recessive NOS1AP variants impair actin remodeling and cause glomerulopathy in humans and mice.
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Mutations in KIRREL1, a slit diaphragm component, cause steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
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Genetic variants in the LAMA5 gene in pediatric nephrotic syndrome.