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An unusual case of hypercalcemia in a patient with renal insufficiency: Answer

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The author gratefully acknowledges Mitchell E. Geffner, M.D., for critical reading of the manuscript.

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  1. Division of Nephrology, MS#40, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    Kevin V. Lemley

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Lemley, K.V. An unusual case of hypercalcemia in a patient with renal insufficiency: Answer. Pediatr Nephrol 29, 1531–1533 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-013-2627-0

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