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Antiviral prophylaxis for the prevention of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder

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boxed-textFunch DP et al. (2005) Ganciclovir and acyclovir reduce the risk of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 5: 2894–2900

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