ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors thank the participating patients and their caregivers, and
the study centers and investigators for their contributions to the
study. This study was funded by Wuhan Clinical Medical Research Project (WX20D20, WZ20Y04, WX21Z48)References
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Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of pediatric patients with TA-TMA