Nephritis, Hereditary
A group of inherited conditions characterized initially by HEMATURIA and slowly progressing to RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. The most common form is the Alport syndrome (hereditary nephritis with HEARING LOSS) which is caused by mutations in genes for TYPE IV COLLAGEN and defective GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE.
Year introduced: 1977
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Tree Number(s): C12.050.351.875.742, C12.050.351.968.419.570.620, C12.200.706.742, C12.200.777.419.570.620, C12.800.742, C12.950.419.570.620, C16.131.939.742, C17.300.200.517
MeSH Unique ID: D009394
Entry Terms:
- Hereditary Interstitial Pyelonephritis
- Pyelonephritis, Hereditary Interstitial
- Hereditary Nephritis
- Nephritis, Familial
- Familial Nephritis
- Alport Syndrome
- Syndrome, Alport
- Alport's Syndrome
- Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness Syndrome
- Hematuria Nephropathy Deafness Syndrome
- Syndrome, Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness
- Alport Syndrome, X-Linked
- Alport Syndrome, X Linked
- X-Linked Alport Syndrome
- Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant
- Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive
- Hemorrhagic Hereditary Nephritis
- Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Hereditary
- Hematuric Hereditary Nephritis
- Nephritis, Hematuric Hereditary
- Hereditary Familial Congenital Hemorrhagic Nephritis
- Hereditary Hematuria Syndrome
- Congenital Hereditary Hematuria
- Hematuria, Congenital Hereditary
- Hemorrhagic Familial Nephritis
- Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Familial