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Low-dose cyclosporine A in a patient with X-linked immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy

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The authors would like to thank Dr. S. Fukuda, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Hirosaki University Hospital, for performing the endoscopic duodenal biopsy in our patient.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, 036-8562, Hirosaki , Japan

    Hiroshi Tanaka, Koji Tsugawa, Masanobu Kudo & Etsuro Ito

  2. Hirosaki National Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan

    Kazuhiko Sugimoto

  3. Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ichiro Kobayashi

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Tanaka, H., Tsugawa, K., Kudo, M. et al. Low-dose cyclosporine A in a patient with X-linked immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy and enteropathy. Eur J Pediatr 164, 779–780 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1746-4

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