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Reconstitution of regulatory T cells after autologous transplantation in multiple myeloma

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by research grant to R.G. from Department of Biotechnology (Grant No. BT-PR9763/GBD/27/65/2007), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. We gratefully acknowledge support of Professor Subrata Sinha, Director, National Brain Research Centre, India who provided laboratory facility to carry out this work.

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Prasanth Ganeshan, Lalit Kumar & Atul Sharma

  2. Laboratory Oncology Unit, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Room No. 134, First floor, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Ritu Gupta, Mrinali Hakim & Archana Bhaskar

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Ganeshan, P., Gupta, R., Hakim, M. et al. Reconstitution of regulatory T cells after autologous transplantation in multiple myeloma. Int J Hematol 94, 578–579 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-011-0958-9

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