Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 741-742 , November 2004

The successful treatment of severe aplastic anemia with autologous cord blood transplantation

  • Steven M. Fruchtman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Steven M. Fruchtman, MD, The Mount Sinai Hospital, One Gustave Levy Place, 5 East 98th St, Box 1410, New York, NY 10029
    • ,
  • Anne Hurlet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Robert Dracker

      Affiliations

    • Viacell, Inc, Boston, MassachusettsUSA
    • ,
  • Luis Isola

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Benjamin Goldman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Benjamin L. Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Sukru Emre

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Received 9 June 2004 ,Accepted 15 July 2004.

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PII: S1083-8791(04)00374-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2004.07.003

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 741-742 , November 2004

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