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IgA Nephropathy—Should We Target the Gut?

Chee Kay Cheung Chee Kay Cheung, MBChB, PhD, is a Consultant Nephrologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University of Leicester, UK. Jonathan Barratt, PhD, FRCP, is the Mayer Professor of Renal Medicine and Honorary Consultant Nephrologist at the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.

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