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O'Connor, L., Langabeer, S., McCann, S. et al. Restoration of donor chimerism by nilotinib in a chronic myeloid leukaemia patient post mutation-associated imatinib mesylate resistance and allogeneic stem cell transplant failure. Bone Marrow Transplant 42, 833–835 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.250
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