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Submyeloablative cord blood transplantation corrects clinical defects seen in IPEX syndrome

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Lucas, K., Ungar, D., Comito, M. et al. Submyeloablative cord blood transplantation corrects clinical defects seen in IPEX syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant 39, 55–56 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705542

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