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Nephrotic Syndrome Type 26
A familial nephrotic syndrome characterized by onset of proteinuria in the first months or years of life that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the LAMA5 gene on chromosome 20q13.
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Overview
A familial nephrotic syndrome characterized by onset of proteinuria in the first months or years of life that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the LAMA5 gene on chromosome 20q13.
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