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Lupus nephritis with positive myeloperoxidase/proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody that developed after 17 years of propylthiouracil therapy

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, 783-8505, Japan

    Takafumi Taguchi, Shuichi Nakayama, Simpei Fujimoto & Yoshio Terada

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Taguchi, T., Nakayama, S., Fujimoto, S. et al. Lupus nephritis with positive myeloperoxidase/proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody that developed after 17 years of propylthiouracil therapy. Endocrine 46, 357–359 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-013-0101-1

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