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Thrombocytopenia and proteinuria: answer

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

    Amit Bhatt, Emmett Broxson & Abiodun Omoloja

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    David Witte

  3. Department of Nephrology, The Children’s Medical Center, One Children’s Plaza, Dayton, OH, 45404, USA

    Abiodun Omoloja

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Bhatt, A., Broxson, E., Witte, D. et al. Thrombocytopenia and proteinuria: answer. Pediatr Nephrol 24, 487–488 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-008-0938-3

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