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This research was supported by the Daiwa Securities Health Foundation (grant no. 2809 to T.Y.) and by the QR Program of Kyushu University (grant no. 28332 to T.Y.).
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Yanagihara, T., Ikematsu, Y., Kato, K. et al. Expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 on cytotoxic T lymphocytes and immune deficiency in a patient with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma. Ann Hematol 97, 359–360 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3146-z
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