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Tacrolimus for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis resistant to cyclosporine A

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-ch, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan

    Koichi Suzuki, Koji Tsugawa & Hiroshi Tanaka

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Suzuki, K., Tsugawa, K. & Tanaka, H. Tacrolimus for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis resistant to cyclosporine A. Pediatr Nephrol 21, 1913–1914 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-006-0198-z

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