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Monotherapy with Rituximab Induces Rapid Remission of Recurrent Cold Agglutinin-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in a Patient with Indolent Lympho-Plasmacytic Lymphoma

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Pages 1405-1408 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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