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Letter to the Editor

Severe IgA-mediated autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in Hodgkin lymphoma: A very rare event

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Pages 633-635 | Received 02 Oct 2006, Accepted 13 Nov 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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