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Transient mixed chimerism after stem cell transplantation can induce durable molecular complete remissions in chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Pages 2590-2592 | Received 02 Jun 2006, Accepted 20 Jul 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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