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Is low-dose ciclosporin an effective treatment for membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome?

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boxed-textAlexopoulos E et al. (2006) Induction and long-term treatment with cyclosporine in membranous nephropathy with the nephrotic syndrome. Nephrol Dial Transplant 21: 3127–3132

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