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Dirim, A.B., Agargun, B.F., Hurdogan, O. et al. Two cases of IgA nephropathy after splenectomy: spleen as a silent culprit in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. J Nephrol 36, 2381–2385 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-023-01764-z
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