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Letter

Aggressive plasmablastic lymphoproliferation complicated by hemophagocytic syndrome 12 years after heart transplant

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Pages 1845-1848 | Received 04 Jan 2012, Accepted 10 Feb 2012, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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