Frasier, syndrome
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Mutations in the WT1 gene (coding for a protein involved in the renal and gonadal development). Association of a nephropathy (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) with a male pseudohermaphrodism. Proteinuria (nephrotic syndrome). Primary amenorrhea. Evolving to end-stage renal failure near the end of adolescence. Low risk of nephroblastoma (after 10 years) but high risk of gonadoblastoma.
Anesthetic implications:
Check kidney function, blood pressure.
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Updated: April 2019