C3 nephritic factors: A changing landscape.

J Allergy Clin Immunol

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.

Published: July 2017

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