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Plasma exchange and retransplantation in recurrent nephrosis of patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (NPHS1).
Transplantation - 27 May 2007
Kuusniemi Arvi-Matti, Qvist Erik, Sun Yi, Patrakka Jaakko, Rönnholm Kai, Karikoski Riitta, Jalanko Hannu
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BACKGROUND: Recurrent nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a severe problem after renal transplantation in patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (NPHS1). The NPHS1 kidneys do not express nephrin, and antibodies against this major glomerular filter protein have been observed in NPH...
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