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Published in: Annals of Hematology 10/2013

01-10-2013 | Letter to the Editor

A case of late onset erythropoietic protoporphyria associated with myelodysplastic syndrome treated by the combination of beta carotene and azacitidine

Authors: Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Shinya Okuda, Chiaki Takebayashi, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Masahiro Kami, Kazuhiko Kobayashi

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 10/2013

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Title
A case of late onset erythropoietic protoporphyria associated with myelodysplastic syndrome treated by the combination of beta carotene and azacitidine
Authors
Yoshitaka Nishikawa
Shinya Okuda
Chiaki Takebayashi
Tetsuya Tanimoto
Masahiro Kami
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 10/2013
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1720-6

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