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Nelson, R., Shapiro, J., Perkins, J. et al. Sirolimus, tacrolimus and antithymocyte globulin as GVHD prophylaxis in HLA-mismatched unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation: a single institution experience. Bone Marrow Transplant 50, 1487–1489 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2015.192
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