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This project was supported by the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London.

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  1. Paediatric Nephrology Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Alison Ma

  2. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Rukshana Shroff & Stephen D. Marks

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Ma, A., Shroff, R. & Marks, S.D. An unusual case of renal failure: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 32, 79–80 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3300-6

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