Nephritis, Hereditary

"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 Nephritis Nephritis, Familial Familial Nephritis Hereditary Interstitial Pyelonephritis Pyelonephritis, Hereditary Interstitial Hemorrhagic Hereditary Nephritis Hemorrhagic Hereditary Nephritis Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Hereditary Hemorrhagic Familial Nephritis Nephritis, Hemorrhagic Familial Hereditary Hematuria Syndrome Congenital Hereditary Hematuria Hematuria, Congenital Hereditary Hematuric Hereditary Nephritis Nephritis, Hematuric Hereditary Hereditary Familial Congenital Hemorrhagic Nephritis Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome, X-Linked Alport Syndrome, X-Linked Alport Syndrome, X Linked X-Linked Alport Syndrome Alport Syndrome Alport Syndrome Syndrome, Alport Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness Syndrome Hematuria Nephropathy Deafness Syndrome Syndrome, Hematuria-Nephropathy-Deafness Alport's Syndrome 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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