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THROMBOCYTOPENIA WITH ABSENT RADII: Frequency of Marrow Megakarycyte Progenitors, Proliferative Characteristics, and Megakaryocyte Growth and Development Factor Responsiveness

Abdullah H. Al-Jefri Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yigal Dror Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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James B. Bussel Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Melvin H. Freedman Department of Paediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 299-306 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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