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Successful treatment of warm antibody (IgG/C3 positive) autoimmune hemolytic anemia in hairy-cell leukemia with 2-CdA in the elderly

Daniel Viens Service d'hémato–oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec, J1H 5N4, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Ève St-Hilaire Service d'hémato–oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada
,
Patrice Beauregard Service d'hémato–oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada
,
Jean Dufresne Service d'hémato–oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada
&
Hans Knecht Service d'hémato–oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada
Pages 1424-1426 | Received 05 Mar 2008, Accepted 21 Mar 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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