Term: Denys-Drash syndrome

Pronunciation: (deh-NEES-drash SIN-drome)

Description:

A rare disorder
that causes kidney failure before age 3, abnormal
development of the sexual organs, and, in most cases, Wilms
tumor (a type of kidney cancer). Children with Denys-Drash
syndrome are also at high risk of some other types of
cancer. Also called DDS.