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Current clinical practice: Hematological Malignancy

The use of short tandem repeat polymorphisms for monitoring chimerism following bone marrow transplantation: a short report

Veronica BorrillSouth African Bone Marrow Registry and Laboratory for Tissue Immunology, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa
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Terry SchlaphoffSouth African Bone Marrow Registry and Laboratory for Tissue Immunology, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa
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Ernette du ToitSouth African Bone Marrow Registry and Laboratory for Tissue Immunology, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa
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Munro MarxUnistel Medical Laboratories (Pty) LtdCape Town, South Africa
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Lucille WoodThe Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit incorporating The Searll Research Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular BiologyConstantiaberg Medi-Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University – Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Peter JacobsThe Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit incorporating The Searll Research Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular BiologyConstantiaberg Medi-Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University – Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha, NE, USA
Pages 210-214 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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