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. 2011 Aug;4(4):260-3.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr031. Epub 2011 Mar 31.

tHe USual Suspects

Peter Maginnis  1 , John Anderton  1 , Beena Nair  2 , Alexander Woywodt  1
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tHe USual Suspects

Peter Maginnis et al. NDT Plus. 2011 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: E. coli 0157:H7; Gemcitabine; HUS; pancreatic carcinoma.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Renal biopsy showing thickening of glomerular capillary walls and capillary thrombi (haematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×20).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Renal biopsy demonstrating reduplication of the glomerular basement membrane. Some areas of the glomerulus have a fibrillary appearance (periodic acid-Schiff, original magnification ×20).
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