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This work was partly supported by the IFORES program of the Medical Faculty, University Hospital of Essen. We thank Dr M Neuhäuser, Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, for helpful advice and support on statistical analysis.
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Lindemann, M., Schuett, P., Moritz, T. et al. Cellular in vitro immune function in multiple myeloma patients after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation. Leukemia 19, 490–492 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403633
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