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Letter to the Editor

DAT-negative hemolytic anemia in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient treated with alemtuzumab

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Pages 625-627 | Received 01 Sep 2006, Accepted 03 Nov 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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