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Siblings with complement activation, thrombotic microangiopathy and gangrene: Answers

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  1. Pediatric Nephrology, Kidney Institute, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001, India

    Sidharth Kumar Sethi

  2. Pediatric Critical Care, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, 122001

    Maninder Dhaliwal & Veena Raghunathan

  3. Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Hritik Raaj, Samit Kumar Mahato & Ananya Vadhera

  4. Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France

    Marie-Agnes Dragon-Durey

  5. Kidney Institute, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001, India

    Pranaw Kumar Jha & Shyam Bihari Bansal

  6. Pediatric Nephrology, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA

    Rupesh Raina

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Sethi, S.K., Dhaliwal, M., Raghunathan, V. et al. Siblings with complement activation, thrombotic microangiopathy and gangrene: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 37, 2057–2058 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-022-05464-x

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