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Clemmons, A., Hartranft, M., Kota, V. et al. Administration of anti-thymocyte globulin: a comparison of two protocols. Bone Marrow Transplant 49, 1535–1537 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2014.174
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