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A novel multidrug therapy for difficult cyclosporine-resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan

    Eishin Oki, Kazushi Tsuruga, Masanobu Kudo, Koji Tsugawa, Koichi Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanaka

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Oki, E., Tsuruga, K., Kudo, M. et al. A novel multidrug therapy for difficult cyclosporine-resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Pediatr Nephrol 24, 873–875 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-1033-5

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