Monogenic nephrotic syndrome (nephrotic syndrome caused by a single gene defect) is responsible for only a small percentage of cases of nephrotic syndrome, but information from studies of the unique ...

Life has not been easy for 2-year-old Wryn Graydon of Moody, Alabama. She was born July 6, 2015, a seemingly healthy 7-pound, 10-ounce girl whom mom, Haley Graydon, had carried full term with no ...

Scientists in Japan have found a 'skeleton key' for congenital kidney disease research. Using iPS cells generated from the skin cells of a patient with a nephrin mutation, Kumamoto University ...

All patient-related procedures were approved by the Seoul National University Hospital Institutional review board, approval No. 0812-002-264. Whole exome sequencing and variant calling The procedures ...

Kingston Vang-Wraggs had been in a Wisconsin hospital since September 2020. A Wisconsin toddler has beaten the odds and is on the path home after spending most of his life in the hospital. Kingston ...

An international research collaboration, including Professor IIJIMA Kazumoto et al. (of the Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) has revealed that NPHS1 is a ...

Nephrotic syndrome isn’t a disease. It’s a group of symptoms that can appear if your kidneys aren’t working right. You might have a condition that affects only your kidneys. Doctors call that a ...

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The family of a little boy in desperate need of a kidney transplant is asking for your help. Waylon Ott was born on Feb. 1, 2017. One week later, he was diagnosed with a rare ...

What does this mean for society? Feb. 10, 2013— -- A controversial procedure that lets would-be parents test embryos for certain genetic defects will soon be allowed in special cases in Germany.