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Editorial
. 2012 Apr;27(4):1288-91.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr812. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

The new era of APOL1-associated glomerulosclerosis

Barry I Freedman, Carl D Langefeld
Editorial

The new era of APOL1-associated glomerulosclerosis

Barry I Freedman et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Apr.
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