What causes congenital nephrotic syndrome?
Congenital nephrotic syndrome can be associated with infections that occurred during pregnancy. However, in pregnancies that have been monitored regularly, this is very rare, as testing for these infections is part of routine pregnancy care. Sometimes, a cause cannot be established. However, in the vast majority of cases, this condition is inherited. That means there is a mistake in one of the genes that is responsible for making the components of the glomeruli, making them leaky.
