hereditary nephritis
MONDO:0005334Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hereditary nephritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005334), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of