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Lessons for the clinical nephrologist: an unusual cause of isolated proteinuria in a child with Familial Mediterranean Fever

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We express our gratitude to PhD MD. F. Camassei for providing research material.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, UZLeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Nathalie Vanden Eynde

  2. Centre for Medical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Jette, Brussels, Belgium

    Nathalie Vanden Eynde

  3. Department of Anatomopathology, UZLeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Priyanka Koshy

  4. Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, UZLeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Lien De Somer

  5. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, UZLeuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Noël Knops

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NVE analyzed and compiled patient data with help from NK. PK contributed the figures and the anatomopathological consult. NVE wrote the manuscript with help from LDeS and NK. NK supervised the project.

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Vanden Eynde, N., Koshy, P., De Somer, L. et al. Lessons for the clinical nephrologist: an unusual cause of isolated proteinuria in a child with Familial Mediterranean Fever. J Nephrol 36, 1699–1702 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-023-01619-7

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