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Tumor cell contamination in ovarian tissue cryopreserved before gonadotoxic treatment: should we systematically exclude ovarian autograft in a cancer survivor?

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Courbiere, B., Prebet, T., Mozziconacci, MJ. et al. Tumor cell contamination in ovarian tissue cryopreserved before gonadotoxic treatment: should we systematically exclude ovarian autograft in a cancer survivor?. Bone Marrow Transplant 45, 1247–1248 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2009.313

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