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Neonatal nephrotic presentation of a child with heterozygous NPHS1 mutation.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2006
Lemley Kevin V
Abstract excerpt
Congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type, due to homozygous mutation of NPHS1, is the most common form of congenital nephrotic syndrome. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and prostaglandin synthesis inhibition along with supportive albumin infusion therapy, with or without unilateral nephrectomy, has allowed management of the disease without dialysis until transplantation in some cases of congenital...
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