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Significance of regulatory T cells in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

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The authors acknowledge the technical contribution of Ms. Yuki Kawanaka. We thank Edanz (https://jp.edanz.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shin-machi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan

    Shoji Tsuji, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Yuko Akagawa, Shohei Akagawa, Sohsaku Yamanouchi, Takahisa Kimata & Kazunari Kaneko

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Conceptualization, S.T. and K.K.; Methodology, T.Y., Y.A. and S.T.; Validation, T.Y., Y.A. and S.T.; Formal Analysis, S.Y. and S.T.; Investigation, S. A., S.Y. and T.K.; Data Curation, S.A., S.Y. and T.K.; Writing—Original Draft Preparation, S. T.; Writing—Review & Editing, S.T. and K.K..; Supervision, K.K.; Project Administration, S. T.; Funding Acquisition, K.K.

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The Research Ethics Committee of Kansai Medical University approved the study protocol (Approval No. 2015117). Written informed consent for inclusion in this study was obtained from the patients’ parents.

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Tsuji, S., Yamaguchi, T., Akagawa, Y. et al. Significance of regulatory T cells in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. J Nephrol 35, 711–713 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-021-01201-z

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