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Case Report

Is There Any Association between IgA Nephropathy, Crohn's Disease and Helicobacter pylori Infection?

Chrysoula PipiliDepartment of Nephrology, Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Spyridon MichopoulosDepartment of Gastroenterology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Maria SotiropoulouDepartment of Pathology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Tzoulia MpakirtziRenal Unit, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Eirini GrapsaDepartment of Nephrology, Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Pages 506-509 | Received 28 Nov 2011, Accepted 27 Dec 2011, Published online: 20 Jan 2012

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