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Recurrence of persistent polyclonal B lymphocytosis (PPBL) after rituximab treatment

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This study was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF 01 EO 0803). The authors are responsible for the contents of this publication.

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  1. Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Breisacherstrasse 117, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    C. Wehr, L. Houet, S. Gutenberger & Klaus Warnatz

  2. Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    M. Pantic & R. Marks

  3. Institute for Cell and Gene Therapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    F. Emmerich

  4. Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    P. Fisch

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Wehr, C., Houet, L., Pantic, M. et al. Recurrence of persistent polyclonal B lymphocytosis (PPBL) after rituximab treatment. Ann Hematol 94, 1075–1076 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-015-2302-6

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