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Long-term outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for metachromatic leukodystrophy: the largest single-institution cohort report
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Bredius, R., Laan, L., Lankester, A. et al. Early marrow transplantation in a pre-symptomatic neonate with late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy does not halt disease progression. Bone Marrow Transplant 39, 309–310 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705581
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