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Successful treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in pregnancy with all-trans retinoic acid

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  1. Division of Haematology and Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    SAW Fadilah, CS Keng, MA Jamil & S Singh

  2. Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    AZ Hatta

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Fadilah, S., Hatta, A., Keng, C. et al. Successful treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in pregnancy with all-trans retinoic acid. Leukemia 15, 1665–1666 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402250

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