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Letter to the Editor

Severe hypofibrinogenemia associated with imatinib and prednisone therapy in Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Pages 2516-2517 | Received 26 Sep 2017, Accepted 10 Jan 2018, Published online: 31 Jan 2018

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