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. 2021 Nov 27;11(11):187.
doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00582-5.

Is nature truly healing itself? Spontaneous remissions in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Carmelo Gurnari  1   2 , Simona Pagliuca  1   3 , Tariq Kewan  1 , Waled Bahaj  1 , Minako Mori  1 , Bhumika J Patel  1 , Valeria Visconte  1 , Jaroslaw P Maciejewski  4
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Is nature truly healing itself? Spontaneous remissions in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Carmelo Gurnari et al. Blood Cancer J. .
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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Timeline of events for patients with PNH undergoing spontaneous remission.
The figure showcases the disease course of the presented patients (UPN1-3) discussed in the main text as to clinical events (e.g., thrombotic complications, treatments), flow cytometric and molecular (PIGA, myeloid, HLA panels) data.
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