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Defibrotide as a promising treatment for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation

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Bone Marrow Transplantation (2002) 29, 542–543. doi:10.1038/sj.bmt.1703414

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We would like to thank Miss Joanna Upton for her language review, Miss Sara Vaghi for secretarial services and the ‘Comitato Maria Letizia Verga per lo Studio e la Cura delle Leucemie del Bambino for its continuous support of our research projects.

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    P Corti, C Uderzo, A Tagliabue & A Balduzzi

  2. Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, Università di Milano, Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS, Milano, Italy

    A Della Volpe, C Annaloro & E Tagliaferri

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Corti, P., Uderzo, C., Tagliabue, A. et al. Defibrotide as a promising treatment for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 29, 542–543 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1703414

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