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Origin of macrophages involved in the development of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated hemophagocytic syndrome: observations on a patient with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

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We thank Dr Shinsaku Imashuku (Division of Pediatrics, Takasago-Seibu Hospital) for helpful suggestions and comments on this article.

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Ishida, H., Yoshida, H., Yoshihara, T. et al. Origin of macrophages involved in the development of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated hemophagocytic syndrome: observations on a patient with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 40, 701–703 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705783

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