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Letter

Hepatosplenic αβ T-cell lymphoma arising after long-term azathioprine therapy successfully treated with allogeneic bone marrow transplant

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Pages 1334-1335 | Received 16 Sep 2012, Accepted 11 Oct 2012, Published online: 26 Nov 2012

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