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Letter to the Editor

Cytomegalovirus reactivation can be a cause of DAT-negative hemolytic anemia in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Paolo Stratia Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
,
Cristina Gabuttia Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
,
Philip A. Thompsona Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;
,
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannisb Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
&
Alessandra Ferrajolia Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 535-537 | Received 31 Mar 2018, Accepted 02 May 2018, Published online: 18 Jun 2018

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