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Successful cord blood transplantation for myelodysplastic syndrome resulting in resolution of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

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We thank Maki Monna-Oiwa for her secretarial assistance. We also thank the Kobayashi Foundation for financial support.

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Fukuno, K., Tomonari, A., Tsukada, N. et al. Successful cord blood transplantation for myelodysplastic syndrome resulting in resolution of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 38, 581–582 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705491

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