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Magnesium is crucial in renal-cardiovascular fibrosis but the Gitelman’s syndrome paradox still awaits resolution

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  1. Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Lucia Federica Stefanelli, Valentina Di Vico & Lorenzo A. Calò

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Stefanelli, L.F., Di Vico, V., Davis, P.A. et al. Magnesium is crucial in renal-cardiovascular fibrosis but the Gitelman’s syndrome paradox still awaits resolution. Int Urol Nephrol 55, 487–488 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03333-y

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