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High frequency of unrecognized indolent hematological disorders among HLA-matched siblings of patients with lymphoproliferative malignancies eligible for allo-SCT

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We thank Torstein Egeland (Rikshospitalet) for his contribution to this work.

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  1. Department of Oncology, Cancer Clinic, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

    A Kolstad

  2. Department of Medicine, Rikshospitalet, Gaustad, Oslo, Norway

    G Tjønnfjord

  3. Department of Haematology, Aker University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    V Jønsson

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Kolstad, A., Tjønnfjord, G. & Jønsson, V. High frequency of unrecognized indolent hematological disorders among HLA-matched siblings of patients with lymphoproliferative malignancies eligible for allo-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 42, 427–428 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.183

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