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The Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network: A Rare Disease Network for Precision Medicine in Nephrotic Syndrome
John Sedor, Matthias Kretzler, and Denise L. Taylor-Moon

The main goal of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network, NEPTUNE, is to build a translational research infrastructure for diseases manifesting as nephrotic syndrome (NS), which includes focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), minimal change disease (MCD), and membranous nephropathy (MN) (1). The network of investigators from 21 academic centers across the United States and Canada, and two patient interest groups, the NephCure Foundation and the Halpin Foundation, have worked closely together to study these rare glomerular diseases. Despite their rarity, these diseases generate enormous individual, societal, and economic burdens. The current classification of NS fails to capture the molecular