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It is possible that the main title of the report Familial Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
Synonyms
- Familial Juvenile Gouty Nephropathy
- Familial Nephropathy Associated with Hyperuricemia
- Familial Gouty Nephropathy
- FGN
- Juvenile Gouty Nephropathy
- Familial Nephropathy with Gout
- Uromodulin Associated Kidney Disease
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy is a rare, inherited disease of the kidneys, often characterized by early onset (teenage years), gout in both males and females, kidney failure, reduced concentrations of uric acid in the urine (hypouricuria) and increased concentrations of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricenmia).
Resources
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tel: (914)428-7100
Fax: (914)997-4763
Tel: (888)663-4637
Email: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Internet: http://www.marchofdimes.com
American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road
Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
USA
Tel: 8136368100
Fax: 8136368122
Tel: 8007492257
Email: info@aakp.org
Internet: http://www.aakp.org
American Kidney Fund, Inc.
6110 Executive Boulevard
Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
USA
Tel: 3018813052
Fax: 3018810898
Tel: 8006388299
Email: helpline@kindeyfund.org
Internet: http://www.kidneyfund.org
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)889-2210
Fax: (212)689-9261
Tel: (800)622-9010
Email: info@kidney.org
Internet: http://www.kidney.org
NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
USA
Tel: 3014954484
Fax: 3017186366
Tel: 8772264267
TDD: 3015652966
Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niams.nih.gov
NIH/National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
Tel: (800)891-5390
Email: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
