Translating genetic findings in hereditary nephrotic syndrome: the missing loops

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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinicopathological entity characterized by proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, peripheral edema, and hyperlipidemia. It is the most common cause of glomerular disease in children and adults. Although the molecular pathogenesis of NS is not completely understood, data from the study of familial NS suggest that it is a "podocytopathy." Virtually all of the genes mutated in hereditary NS...

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