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Tomita, N., Taguri, M., Hashimoto, C. et al. Evaluation of soluble interleukin-2 receptor and serum lactate dehydrogenase in malignant lymphoma. Ann Hematol 94, 1935–1937 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-015-2448-2
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