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EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-NEGATIVE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS IN LONG-TERM SURVIVORS AFTER HEART, KIDNEY, AND LIVER TRANSPLANT1
1 Mar 2000
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BACKGROUND: Solid organ transplant patients undergoing long-term immunosuppression have high risk of developing lymphomas. The pathogenesis of the late-occurring posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) have not yet been extensively investigated. METHODS: We studied 15 patients who developed PTLD after a median of 79 months (range 22-156 months) after organ transplant. Clonality, presence of...
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