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Predictors of rituximab-related neutropenia in Japanese children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome

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    Shuichiro Fujinaga & Yuji Tomii

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Fujinaga, S., Tomii, Y. Predictors of rituximab-related neutropenia in Japanese children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 34, 1303–1304 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-04235-5

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