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Letter to the Editor

Haemolytic uremic syndrome during induction therapy in an acute promyelocytic leukemia patient with aberrant phenotype: A possible manifestation of retinoic acid syndrome

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Pages 833-834 | Received 02 Nov 2006, Accepted 16 Dec 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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