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Role of mycophenolate mofetil in remission maintenance after a successful response to rituximab

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, London Health Science Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, 800 Commissioner’s Road East, Rm E6–104, London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

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Sharma, A.P., Filler, G. Role of mycophenolate mofetil in remission maintenance after a successful response to rituximab. Pediatr Nephrol 24, 423–424 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-1030-8

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