Seminars in Hematology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 196-200 , July 2003

Aplastic anemia and pure red cell aplasia associated with large granular lymphocyte leukemia

  • Ronald S. Go

      Affiliations

    • Sections of Hematology and Oncology, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI, USA
    • ,
  • John A. Lust

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Hematology and Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Robert L. Phyliky

      Affiliations

    • *Address correspondence to Robert L. Phyliky, MD, Mayo Clinic, Division of Hematology, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    • Divisions of Hematology and Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA

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☆ Supported in part by the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation (R.S.G.).

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Seminars in Hematology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 196-200 , July 2003

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