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Naftulin, J.S., Penzi, L.R., Manatis-Lornell, A. et al. Longstanding alopecia and nail dystrophy are associated with more severe overall chronic graft-versus-host disease in adults. Bone Marrow Transplant 54, 469–472 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-018-0309-z
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