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    C Shimazaki, N Ochiai, R Uchida, S-I Fuchida, A Okano, E Ashihara, T Inaba, N Fujita & M Nakagawa

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Shimazaki, C., Ochiai, N., Uchida, R. et al. Intramuscular edema as a complication of treatment with imatinib. Leukemia 17, 804–805 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402868

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