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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Volume 76, 2021 - Issue 1
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Case Reports

Hyperhomocysteinemia: a trigger for complement-mediated TMA?

J Bernardsa Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2356-9617
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P Doubelb Department of Nephrology, AZ Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium
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G Meeusb Department of Nephrology, AZ Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0649-6372
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E Lerutc Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, LeuvenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-7190
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A Corveleynd Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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L P Van Den Heuveld Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Development and Regeneration, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;e Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-6727
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W Meerssemanf Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3170-1371
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D K Kuypersa Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;g Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-9680
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KJ Claesa Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;g Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 65-69 | Published online: 11 Aug 2019

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