ALPORT SYNDROME: RENAL TRANSPLANTATION AND DONOR SELECTION
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The renal lesions of Alport syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Renal Failure
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0886-022X,1525-6049
DOI: 10.1081/jdi-100101962