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Severe anemia caused by the angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan after renal transplantation

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland

    Giacomo D. Simonetti, Martin Konrad & Rodo O. von Vigier

  2. Ospedale Mendrisio and Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Mario G. Bianchetti

  3. Pediatric Nephrology, Kinderklinik, Inselspital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Giacomo D. Simonetti

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Giacomo D. Simonetti is currently supported by a scholarship of the Ettore e Valeria Rossi Foundation.

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Simonetti, G.D., Bianchetti, M.G., Konrad, M. et al. Severe anemia caused by the angiotensin receptor blocker irbesartan after renal transplantation. Pediatr Nephrol 22, 756–757 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-006-0400-3

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