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Hereditary nephritis
A group of inherited conditions characterized initially by hematuria and slowly progressing to renal insufficiency. The most common form is the Alport syndrome (hereditary nephritis with hearing loss) which is caused by mutations in genes for type IV collagen and defective glomerular basement membrane.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0005334
- Also known as
- familial nephritis · nephritis, familial
Subtypes
Disease Rare Not rare Subtypes
- Alport syndrome MONDO:0018965 5
- Balkan nephropathy MONDO:0007416
- C3 glomerulonephritis MONDO:0013892 CFHR5
- IgA glomerulonephritis MONDO:0005342
- Complement factor H deficiency MONDO:0012350 CFH
- Immunoglobulin-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis MONDO:0014005 DGKE
- Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis MONDO:0013898 FAN1
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