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Acquired B cell immunophenotype of follicular dendritic cells in a B cell-depleted lymph node after treatment with rituximab

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  1. Section of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Building UMH, Pathology Department, Suite 4061, 1400 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Clifford Blieden & Francisco Vega

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    L. Jeffrey Medeiros

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Blieden, C., Medeiros, L.J. & Vega, F. Acquired B cell immunophenotype of follicular dendritic cells in a B cell-depleted lymph node after treatment with rituximab. Ann Hematol 93, 1947–1948 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2083-3

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