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Clinical Study

The efficacy of tonsillectomy on clinical remission and relapse in patients with IgA nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial

Danyi YangDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Liyu HeDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaofei PengDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Hong LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Youming PengDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shuguang YuanDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Yinghong LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Xian ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Fuyou LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Chan LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Lab of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification in Hunan, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Pages 242-248 | Received 25 Aug 2015, Accepted 20 Nov 2015, Published online: 04 Jan 2016

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