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Telomere length of donors influences granulocyte recovery in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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We thank Dr. Natalija Pujic for technical assistance. This work was supported by grants from PF Regione Liguria 2003, AIL Cuneo, and Regione Liguria 2005 n. 1582.

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  1. Dipartimento di Oncologia, Biologia e Genetica, Università di Genova and Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy

    Rosa Mangerini, Gian Franco Gaetani & Anna Maria Ferraris

  2. Dipartimento di Ematologia–Oncologia Pediatrica, IRCCS “G. Gaslini”, Genova, Italy

    Edoardo Lanino, Paola Terranova & Maura Faraci

  3. Laboratorio Tumori Mammari, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy

    Maria Pia Pistillo

  4. Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy

    Gian Franco Gaetani

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Mangerini, R., Lanino, E., Terranova, P. et al. Telomere length of donors influences granulocyte recovery in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Ann Hematol 88, 1029–1031 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0712-z

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