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This disease is caused by heterozygous pathogenic variations in the <jats:italic>LMX1B<\/jats:italic> gene, which encodes the LIM homeodomain transcription factor protein (LMX1B). We report a case of corneal leucoma and dysplasia prior to overt steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) in a patient with NPS. At presentation, the parents of a 5-year-old female patient reported their daughter had corneal leucoma, psychomotor delay and speech defect. We also noted the presence of bilateral edema of the lower extremities, hypertension, nail dystrophy, and the bilateral absence of patella. She developed steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome and NPS were the conditions considered in differential diagnosis. Trio-based whole genome sequencing indicated a heterozygous <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> likely pathogenic variation in the <jats:italic>LMX1B<\/jats:italic> gene (c.805A&amp;gt;C [p.Asn269His]). 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