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Imashuku, S., Teramura, T., Morimoto, A. et al. Prolonged hypogammaglobulinemia following rituximab treatment for post transplant Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 33, 129–130 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1704307
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