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World J Nephrol. Dec 6, 2012; 1(6): 177-183
Published online Dec 6, 2012. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v1.i6.177
Treatment of young patients with lupus nephritis using calcineurin inhibitors
Hiroshi Tanaka, Kazushi Tsuruga, Tomomi Aizawa-Yashiro, Shojiro Watanabe, Tadaatsu Imaizumi
Hiroshi Tanaka, Department of School Health Science, Faculty of Education Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
Hiroshi Tanaka, Kazushi Tsuruga, Tomomi Aizawa-Yashiro, Shojiro Watanabe, Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
Tadaatsu Imaizumi, Department of Vascular Biology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Tanaka, MD, PhD, Department of School Health Science, Faculty of Education Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan. hirotana@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-172-395070
Received: October 9, 2011
Revised: August 13, 2012
Accepted: September 25, 2012
Published online: December 6, 2012
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