Myelofibrosis associated with rickets in a child with down syndrome†
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Canan Albayrak MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology And Oncology, Samsun, Turkey
Associated Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Samsun, Turkey.===Search for more papers by this authorDavut Albayrak MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology And Oncology, Samsun, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAyşe Ayzıt Kılınç MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Samsun, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorCengiz Kara MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Samsun, Turkey
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Canan Albayrak MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology And Oncology, Samsun, Turkey
Associated Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Samsun, Turkey.===Search for more papers by this authorDavut Albayrak MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology And Oncology, Samsun, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorAyşe Ayzıt Kılınç MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Samsun, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorCengiz Kara MD
Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Samsun, Turkey
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