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Denys-Drash syndrome

Denys-Drash syndrome is a condition that affects the kidneys and genitalia.

Description

Denys-Drash syndrome is a condition that affects the kidneys and genitalia.

Denys-Drash syndrome is characterised by kidney disease that begins within the first few months of life. Affected individuals have a condition called diffuse glomerulosclerosis, in which scar tissue forms throughout glomeruli, which are the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys that filter waste from blood. In people with Denys-Drash syndrome, this condition often leads to kidney failure in childhood. People with Denys-Drash syndrome have an estimated 90 percent chance of developing a rare form of kidney cancer known as Wilms tumour. Affected individuals may develop multiple tumours in one or both kidneys.

Although males with Denys-Drash syndrome have the typical male chromosome pattern (46,XY), they have gonadal dysgenesis, in which external genitalia do not look clearly male or clearly female or the genitalia appear female-typical. The testes of affected males are undescended, which means they are abnormally located in the pelvis, abdomen, or groin. As a result, males with Denys-Drash are typically unable to have biological children (infertile).

Affected females usually have normal genitalia and have only the kidney features of the condition. Because they do not have all the features of the condition, females are usually given the diagnosis of isolated nephrotic syndrome.

Inheritance patterns

The source lists the following possible inheritance patterns: Autosomal dominant. More than one pattern can apply in different cases.

Other names

DDS

Drash syndrome

Nephropathy, Wilms tumour, and genital anomalies

Wilms tumour and pseudohermaphroditism

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  • 27 oct. 2023 | Dernière version
  • 1 Mar 2013 | Publié à l'origine

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