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Long-term response to peginterferon in hepatitis C virus-associated nephrotic syndrome from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Hitesh H. ShahDivision of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Great Neck, New YorkUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Chinmay PatelDivision of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Great Neck, New YorkUSA
Pages 1182-1185 | Received 25 Mar 2013, Accepted 03 Jun 2013, Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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