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Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection responsive to eculizumab

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  1. Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Key Laboratory of Hematology of Nanjing Medical University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210000, China

    Yuemin Gong, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen, Hui Yang, Yawen Zhang, Guangsheng He & Jianyong Li

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Yuemin Gong interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript. Xinyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen and Hui Yang conducted the research and collected the data. Yawen Zhang prepared the graph. Guangsheng He conceptualize the idea, designed the study and reviewed the manuscript. Jianyong Li reviewed the manuscript.

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Gong, Y., Zhang, X., Chen, X. et al. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection responsive to eculizumab. Ann Hematol 103, 1007–1009 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-023-05549-z

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