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Research Article

Involvement of Central Nervous System in Prolymphocytoid Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Hideyuki Kuwabara First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Heiwa Kanamori First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Hirotaka Takasaki First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Maki Takabayashi First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Satoshi Yamaji First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Naoto Tomita First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Katsumichi Fujimaki First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Shin Fujisawa First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo First Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku 236-0004, Yokohama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1235-1237 | Received 18 Dec 2002, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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