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Types of Rare Kidney Disease<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Gain insight into various types of rare kidney diseases, offering an understanding of each condition. Under the broad umbrella of rare kidney disease, these diseases can affect individuals across all demographics, with each person experiencing unique impacts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Diseases that injure the glomeruli, the tiny filtering units within the kidney where blood is cleaned, are called glomerular diseases. Glomerular disease reduces the kidney\u2019s ability to maintain a balance of specific substances in the blood stream. The kidney\u2019s job is to filter the bad toxins in the blood from the good proteins and red blood cells. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Glomerular disease causes the kidney to begin to retain the bad toxins and release the proteins and red blood cells from the body. Laboratory analysis of the urine from people who have glomerular disease often shows protein in the urine (proteinuria) and sometimes blood in the urine (hematuria). Glomerular diseases include many conditions with a variety of genetic and environmental causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most glomerular diseases have specific names but might also be referred to as either: <\/p>\n\n\n\n