What is familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy?

Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy is an inherited disease of the kidneys, characterized by gout, kidney failure, decreased concentration of uric acid in the urine and increased concentration of uric acid in the blood. The age of onset is during the teenage years.

How do members experience familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy*

Who has familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 1
50s 3
60s 5
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 8