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Megalin and proximal renal tubular dysfunction in Dent disease

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Watanabe, T. Megalin and proximal renal tubular dysfunction in Dent disease. Pediatr Nephrol 19, 1305 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-004-1605-y

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