Pedicels of<unk> s interdigitating to create numerous filtration slits around glomerular capillaries in 5000x electron micrograph A loss of the foot processes of the<unk> s (i.e.,<unk>  effacement) is a hallmark of minimal change disease, which has therefore sometimes been called foot process disease. Disruption of the filtration slits or destruction of the<unk> s can lead to massive proteinuria, where large amounts of protein are lost from the blood. An example of this occurs in the congenital disorder Finnish-type nephrosis, which is characterised by neonatal proteinuria leading to end-stage kidney failure. This disease has been found to be caused by a mutation in the nephrin gene. Presence of<unk> s in urine has been proposed as an early diagnostic marker for preeclampsia.
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