Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 652-657 , November 2007

Proteomic Analysis in Pediatric Renal Disease

  • Avram Z. Traum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Avram Traum, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, 55 Fruit St, Yawkey 6C, Boston, MA 02114.
    • ,
  • Asher D. Schachter, MD, MMSc, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Children’s Hospital Informatics Program at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, MA.
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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 Supported by a National Kidney Foundation of MA/RI/NH/VT Pediatric Renal Research Award (A.D.S., A.Z.T.) and a National Institutes of Health training grant T32 DK 007726 (A.Z.T.).

PII: S0270-9295(07)00127-1

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2007.09.009

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 652-657 , November 2007

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