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Graft-versus-host disease-related neuropathy: AMAN phenotype with improvement after plasmapheresis

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Frederic London for English editing; Julien Lannoy, Arnaud Lacour, Patrick Vermersch, Marianne Giroux, Nathalie Maisonneuve, Anahita Rouze, Florence Renaud, Leonard Magro for collegial discussion about these cases.

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Tard, C., Cassim, F., Maurage, CA. et al. Graft-versus-host disease-related neuropathy: AMAN phenotype with improvement after plasmapheresis . Acta Neurol Belg 120, 719–722 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01211-6

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