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Original Article

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis with Isolated C3 Deposits: Case Report and Literature Review

Sihem DarouichElectron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Rym GouchaDepartment of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
, MD,
Mohamed Habib JaafouraElectron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
, MD &
Semy ZekriElectron Microscopy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
, MD
Pages 42-46 | Received 08 Oct 2010, Accepted 14 Oct 2010, Published online: 25 Jan 2011

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