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Original Article

Refractory Immune Hemolytic Anemia With A High Thermal Amplitude, Low Affinity IgG Anti-Pra Cold Autoantibody

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Pages 149-154 | Received 05 Jul 1991, Accepted 11 Dec 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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