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Mazza, P., Palazzo, G., Minoia, C. et al. Autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplant in Jehovah’s Witnesses: a single-center experience on 22 patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 51, 1002–1003 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.29
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