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    Laura Beaudoin, Iris Puyol, Natalia Luján Robledo & Alejandro Balestracci

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Beaudoin, L., Puyol, I., Robledo, N.L. et al. A 16-month-old boy with nephrotic syndrome of apparent idiopathic origin: Answer. Pediatr Nephrol 38, 107–111 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05607-0

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