Nephritis, Hereditary

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"Nephritis, Hereditary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D009394
MeSH Number(s)	C12.706.742 C12.777.419.570.620 C13.351.875.742 C13.351.968.419.570.620 C16.131.939.742 C17.300.200.517
Concept/Terms	Nephritis, Hereditary Nephritis, Hereditary Hereditary Nephritides Hereditary Nephritis Nephritides, Hereditary Nephritis, Familial Familial Nephritides Familial Nephritis Nephritides, Familial Alport Syndrome, X-Linked Alport Syndrome, X-Linked Alport Syndrome, X Linked Syndrome, X-Linked Alport X-Linked Alport Syndrome Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome Alport Syndrome Alport Syndromes Syndrome, Alport Syndromes, Alport Alport's Syndrome Alports Syndrome Syndrome, Alport's Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Dominant

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nephritis, Hereditary".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C12.706]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C12.706.742]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Kidney Diseases [C12.777.419]
Nephritis [C12.777.419.570]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C12.777.419.570.620]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C13.351.875]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C13.351.875.742]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Kidney Diseases [C13.351.968.419]
Nephritis [C13.351.968.419.570]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C13.351.968.419.570.620]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C16.131.939]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C16.131.939.742]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Connective Tissue Diseases [C17.300]
Collagen Diseases [C17.300.200]
Nephritis, Hereditary [C17.300.200.517]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nephritis, Hereditary".

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