[Congenital nephrotic syndrome].

Abstract excerpt

Although congenital nephrotic syndromes (CNS) form a heterogenous group of disease characterized by proteinuria shortly after birth, the most common type of CNS is the congenital NS of the Finnish type (CNF). CNF is an autosomal recessive disease, and caused by mutations in the gene (NPHS1) for nephrin which is a key component of the podocyte slit diaphragm. In this review, some special issues concerning clinical...

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