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Letter to the Editor

High proviral load of human T-lymphotropic virus type I in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome carrying HLA-A26

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Pages 1400-1403 | Received 20 Jun 2005, Accepted 02 Jan 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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