Finnish nephrosis syndrome: A rare inherited disorder where the kidney's ability to filter is defective and results in excessive protein in the urine, failure to thrive and malnutrition. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Finnish nephrosis syndrome is available below.
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Finnish nephrosis syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Finnish nephrosis syndrome, or a subtype of Finnish nephrosis syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Finnish nephrosis syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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