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Letter

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma treated with brentuximab vedotin

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Pages 2283-2286 | Received 07 Nov 2011, Accepted 10 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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