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Case Report

Treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia associated with accidental pegylated asparaginase push in a child with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Baris MalboraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Baskent University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zekai AvciFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Namik OzbekFaculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 463-466 | Received 21 Oct 2011, Accepted 10 Nov 2011, Published online: 13 Dec 2011

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