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Letter to the Editor

Development of streptococcus meningitis and Epstein – Barr virus reactivation after non-T-cell-depleted human leukocyte antigen-haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation based on feto-maternal microchimerism

Dr Shin-Ichiro Fujiwara Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kazuo Muroi Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Satoru Kikuchi Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Chizuru Kawano-Yamamoto Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Tomohiro Matsuyama Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Masaki Mori Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Tadashi Nagai Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Miyuki Akutsu Division of Hematology, Tochigi Cancer Centre, Tochigi, Japan
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Keiya Ozawa Division of Cell Therapy, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Pages 640-642 | Received 15 Sep 2006, Accepted 08 Nov 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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