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Unrelated cord blood transplantation after myeloablative conditioning in patients with acute leukemia aged between 50 and 55 years

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Konuma, T., Ooi, J., Takahashi, S. et al. Unrelated cord blood transplantation after myeloablative conditioning in patients with acute leukemia aged between 50 and 55 years. Bone Marrow Transplant 37, 803–804 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705334

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