More information on medical condition: Idiopathic minimal change nephrotic syndrome:
MCNS: Another name for Idiopathic minimal change nephrotic syndrome.
MCNS (condition): A rare kidney disorder which has no apparent cause. The filtering structures of the kidneys are only slightly damaged and appear to be almost normal. Progression to kidney failure is very rare.
MCNS: The most common form of the nephrotic syndrome in children is called minimal change disease. Doctors do not know what causes it. The condition is called minimal change disease because children with this form of the nephrotic syndrome have normal or nearly normal biopsies. (Source: excerpt from Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: NIDDK)
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