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Research Article

Do the Immunosuppressive Drugs used as Treatment for Graft-versus-host Disease Directly Inhibit Lymphoid Tumor Cell Growth?

Sybil D'Costa Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Karen S. Slobod Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Julia L. Hurwitz Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
Pages 139-142 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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