Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 506-510 , May 2006

Iron Overload Manifesting as Apparent Exacerbation of Hepatic Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

  • Rammurti T. Kamble

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahama
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Rammurti T. Kamble, MD, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 920 S.L. Young Blvd., WP-2080, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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  • George B. Selby

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahama
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  • Martha Mims

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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  • Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahama
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  • Howard Ozer

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahama
    • ,
  • James N. George

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahama

Received 10 November 2005 ,Accepted 5 January 2006.

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PII: S1083-8791(06)00044-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.01.004

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 506-510 , May 2006

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