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Acquired hemophilia-A in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and interferon beta-1a

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Kaloyannidis, P., Sakellari, I., Fassas, A. et al. Acquired hemophilia-A in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and interferon beta-1a. Bone Marrow Transplant 34, 187–188 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1704550

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