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Increased incidence of Pegaspargase-induced hypertriglyceridemia and associated pancreatitis observed in the Hispanic adult patient population

Benjamin J. Leea Department of Pharmacy, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jean Doha Department of Pharmacy, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-5243View further author information
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Alexandre Chana Department of Pharmacy, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USA;b Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-4219View further author information
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Deepa Jeyakumarc Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8822-1814View further author information
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Susan O’Brienc Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-7504View further author information
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Pages 2992-2995 | Received 21 Feb 2022, Accepted 29 Jun 2022, Published online: 14 Jul 2022

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