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Lupus nephritis and thin glomerular basement membrane coexistence: case report and review of the literature

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  1. Nephrology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Dr. Esquerdo 46, 28017, Madrid, Spain

    Adriana Acosta, David Arroyo & Marian Goicoechea

  2. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    David Arroyo & Marian Goicoechea

  3. Pathology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    Francisco Javier Díaz-Crespo

  4. Medicine Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Marian Goicoechea

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Acosta, A., Arroyo, D., Díaz-Crespo, F.J. et al. Lupus nephritis and thin glomerular basement membrane coexistence: case report and review of the literature. Int Urol Nephrol 54, 1163–1165 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-021-02959-8

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