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What is congenital (kun-JEN-ih-tul) nephrotic (nef-RAH-tik) syndrome?
Answer:
A genetic kidney disease that develops before birth or in the first few months of life. Congenital nephrotic syndrome usually leads to end-stage renal disease and the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant by the second or third year of life.
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