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Wilson disease and IgA nephropathy: accidental or related?

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We thank the patient for her cooperation and understanding in publishing this case report.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, The 25th Taiping Street, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, China

    Haixia Mao, Jianhua Qin, Ting Kang & Santao Ou

  2. Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Nephropathy, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China

    Haixia Mao, Jianhua Qin, Ting Kang & Santao Ou

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HXM collected clinical data and wrote the manuscript; JHQ collected pathological data; TK recorded the clinical data and followed up the patient; STO revised the article. All the authors have read and approved the final version to be submitted.

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Mao, H., Qin, J., Kang, T. et al. Wilson disease and IgA nephropathy: accidental or related?. Int Urol Nephrol 54, 2441–2443 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03159-8

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