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MD designed the project, data analysis, data interpretation, and wrote the paper. BA data interpretation and wrote the paper. AAlaskar data interpretation and wrote the paper. AAlhejazi data interpretation and wrote the paper. HAlsadi data interpretation and wrote the paper. ISE data collection and wrote the paper. AAlghamdi data interpretation and wrote the paper. WA data interpretation and wrote the paper. HAlshobaki data interpretation and wrote the paper. IM data interpretation and wrote the paper. AAlotaibi data interpretation and wrote the paper. TA data interpretation and wrote the paper. MB data collection and wrote the paper. MQ data interpretation and wrote the paper. MAhmed data interpretation and wrote the paper. MAlzahrani designed the project, data analysis, data interpretation and wrote the paper.
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Damlaj, M., Alahmari, B., Alaskar, A. et al. Feasibility of early sirolimus cessation post non-myeloablative transplantation in adult patients with severe sickle cell disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 57, 319–322 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-021-01548-8
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