Early-onset nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial sclerosis is a familial congenital nephrotic syndrome caused by mutations of the Wilms tumour 1 gene. Inheritance is autosomal dominant.
| Proteinuria | |
![]() |
Proteinuria in NPHS4 is accompanied by mesangial sclerosis and possibly abnormalities of sexual organ development. |
| 1. |
Takata A et al. (2000) Constitutional WT1 correlate with clinical features in children with progressive nephropathy.
|
| 2. |
Ito S et al. (2001) Isolated diffuse mesangial sclerosis and Wilms tumor suppressor gene.
|
| 3. |
Ohtaka A et al. (2002) Phenotypic change of glomerular podocytes in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: developmental paradigm?
|
| 4. |
Ito S et al. (2003) Alport syndrome-like basement membrane changes in Frasier syndrome: an electron microscopy study.
|
| 5. |
Mendelsohn HB et al. (1982) Familial early-onset nephrotic syndrome: diffuse mesangial sclerosis. Clinico-pathological study of a kindred.
|
| 7. |
OMIM.ORG article Omim 256370
|