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This work was supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences grants (CIFMS) (2023-I2M-C&T-B-106 (WY), 2021-I2M-1-003 (WY), 2021-I2M-1-041 (YW), 2022-I2M-1-022 (XZ)), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82270144 (XZ)), and the Health and Wellness Development Promotion grants-Huiyu Oncology Research grants (008 (WY)).
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Wang, X., Liu, C., Chen, Y. et al. Efficacy and prognostic assessment of chemotherapy-bridged transplantation in pediatric patients with advanced myelodysplastic syndromes. Bone Marrow Transplant 60, 403–405 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-024-02488-9
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