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Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in liver cirrhosis secondary to Caroli’s disease: a multi-hit process?

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  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Academia Level 3, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore

    Hui Zhuan Tan, Manish Kaushik, Sye Nee Tan & Jason Chon Jun Choo

  2. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

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Tan, H.Z., Loh, A.H.L., Kaushik, M. et al. Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in liver cirrhosis secondary to Caroli’s disease: a multi-hit process?. Int Urol Nephrol 54, 3041–3042 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03189-2

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