Clinical Conference A Case of Atypical Light Chain Deposition Disease— Diagnosis and Treatment
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David J. Salant,* Vaishali Sanchorawala, and Vivette D. D’Agati *Renal Section, Department of Medicine and Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2: 858–867, 2007. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00970207
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