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Efficacy of rituximab in autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with splenic marginal zone lymphoma

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    Claudio Fozza, Antonio Galleu, Maria Grazia Careddu, Domenica Barbara Giannico, Silvana Bonfigli, Salvatore Contini & Maurizio Longinotti

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Fozza, C., Galleu, A., Careddu, M.G. et al. Efficacy of rituximab in autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Ann Hematol 89, 113–114 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0782-y

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