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Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis successfully treated with combination of steroid pulse and low-density lipoprotein apheresis: lessons for the clinical nephrologist

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  1. Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, NTT Medical Centre Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan

    Yoshitaka Furuto, Mariko Kawamura & Yuko Shibuya

  2. Department of Diagnostic Pathology, NTT Medical Centre Tokyo, 5-9-22, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan

    Hirotsugu Hashimoto & Hajime Horiuchi

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YF, MK, and YS provided the patient with medical treatment. YF, HH, and HH analyzed the renal histopathological findings. YF contributed to the conception and design of the study. YF acquired, analyzed and interpreted the data. YF drafted the manuscript. YF, HH, HH, and YS critically revised the manuscript for significant intellectual content. All authors have read and approved the final version for publication.

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Furuto, Y., Hashimoto, H., Kawamura, M. et al. Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis successfully treated with combination of steroid pulse and low-density lipoprotein apheresis: lessons for the clinical nephrologist. J Nephrol 35, 1279–1282 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-021-01213-9

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