minimal change disease
MONDO:0006835Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names minimal change disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A glomerular disorder characterized by the electron microscopic finding of loss of podocyte foot processes. Light microscopic examination does not show glomerular changes. Patients present with proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006835), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: minimal change disease
- Also called
- lipoid nephrosisminimal change glomerulonephritisminimal change nephropathynil disease