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Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis after kidney transplantation: strategies and outcome.
Current opinion in organ transplantation - 1 Oct 2010
Ulinski Tim
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome/focal segmental glomerulonephritis (FSGS) is the primary renal disease in approximately 10% of pediatric patients receiving a renal allograft. Risk factors for recurrence are a chronological age between 6 and 15 years at onset of the nephrotic syndrome and a rapid progression of the disease in the native kidneys leading to end-stage renal disease in less...
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