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TK designed the research, performed the real-time polymerase chain reactions, analyzed the data, performed the statistical analysis, and wrote the manuscript. MHA performed the real-time polymerase chain reactions. All the other authors contributed to data collection. All authors approved the final version.
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Konuma, T., Hamatani-Asakura, M., Monna-Oiwa, M. et al. Donor NKG2D rs1049174 polymorphism predicts hematopoietic recovery and event-free survival after single-unit cord blood transplantation in adults. Bone Marrow Transplant 59, 566–568 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-024-02217-2
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