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Subclinical renal allograft rejection and protocol biopsies: quo vadis?

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boxed-textRush D et al. (2007) Lack of benefit of early protocol biopsies in renal transplant patients receiving TAC and MMF: a randomized study. Am J Transplant 7: 2538–2545

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