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Re-treatment with high-dose prednisolone after rituximab infusion for childhood-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

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Fujinaga, S., Hara, T. Re-treatment with high-dose prednisolone after rituximab infusion for childhood-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 29, 1291–1292 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-014-2800-0

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