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Nephrotic syndrome in an 18-year-old boy with congenital myelomeningocele: Answers

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Caitlin E. Carter, Robert H. Mak & Peter D. Yorgin

  2. Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Katayoon Shayan & Henry F. Krous

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Carter, C.E., Shayan, K., Mak, R.H. et al. Nephrotic syndrome in an 18-year-old boy with congenital myelomeningocele: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 28, 1965–1967 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-012-2352-0

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