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Two new cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia following mitoxantrone treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis

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  1. Ematologia/Centro Trapianti Midollo Osseo, Osp. ‘R. Binaghi’, Cagliari, Italy

    A Ledda, G Caocci & La Nasa G

  2. Centro Sclerosi Multipla, Dip. Scienze Cardiovascolari e Neurologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    G Spinicci, E Cocco & E Mamusa

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Ledda, A., Caocci, G., Spinicci, G. et al. Two new cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia following mitoxantrone treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis. Leukemia 20, 2217–2218 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404443

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