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Unfortunately the term<unk><unk>  and<unk>  Nephritis' has been used variably and can be confusing. While the use of 'nephritis' in the term may imply inflammation, the disorders grouped here are NOT inflammatory in nature, nor due they reflect the involvement of a common pathway, inheritance pattern, or pathophysiology.
Familial Hematuria & Hereditary Nephritis
Familial renal amyloidosis
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis laboratory findings
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis risk factors
Hamman-Rich syndrome
Hyper IgM Syndrome Type 1
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis other diagnostic studies
IgA nephropathy