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CJ-vdZ designed and performed the study and prepared the manuscript, RB and MvT designed the study and prepared the manuscript, AJ-H performed the measurements, AL and FS participated in interpretation of data and finalizing the manuscript.
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Jol-van der Zijde, C., Bredius, R., Jansen-Hoogendijk, A. et al. Antibodies to anti-thymocyte globulin in aplastic anemia patients have a negative impact on hematopoietic SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 47, 1256–1258 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2011.259
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