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A severe umbilical cord stem cell infusion reaction due to dextran in an atopic pediatric patient

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Cooling, L., Sankar, A., Mody, R. et al. A severe umbilical cord stem cell infusion reaction due to dextran in an atopic pediatric patient. Bone Marrow Transplant 52, 1051–1053 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2017.33

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