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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Neutropenia and Bone Marrow Failure

Leukopenia in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Case Series and Literature Review with Special Emphasis on Pathogenesis

Deniz AslanSection of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 120-128 | Received 30 Oct 2012, Accepted 28 Feb 2013, Published online: 05 Apr 2013

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