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Persistent thrombocytopenia post auto-SCT for AML treated with romiplostim in a patient with HIV

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Gangatharan, S., Cooney, J. Persistent thrombocytopenia post auto-SCT for AML treated with romiplostim in a patient with HIV. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 1280–1281 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2010.298

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