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No evidence for the reversal of adrenal failure after hematopoietic cell transplantation in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

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  1. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    A Petryk, L E Polgreen & S Chahla

  2. Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    W Miller & P J Orchard

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Petryk, A., Polgreen, L., Chahla, S. et al. No evidence for the reversal of adrenal failure after hematopoietic cell transplantation in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. Bone Marrow Transplant 47, 1377–1378 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.33

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