[MIM*256300] the nephrotic syndrome appearing in sibs in infancy, without nerve deafness; inherited as an autosomal recessive, the Finnish type of this syndrome is due to mutation in the nephrin gene on chromosome 19q.
fa·mil·i·al neph·ro·sis
(fă-milē-ăl ne-frōsis) [MIM*256300] Nephrotic syndrome appearing in sibs in infancy, without nerve deafness.