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Nephrectomy for end-stage polycystic kidney disease can be performed safely at the time of transplantation

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Davis, C. Nephrectomy for end-stage polycystic kidney disease can be performed safely at the time of transplantation. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 362–363 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0205

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