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Severe dermatologic adverse reactions after exposure to lenalidomide in multiple myeloma patients with a positive HLA-DRB1☆1501 and HLA-DQB1☆0602

ACTA ONCOLOGICA (2012)

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ACTA ONCOLOGICA
Volume 51, Issue 7, Pages 944-947

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INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.640347

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