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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 15;140(11):1191-1192.
doi: 10.1182/blood.2022017725.

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis as an SCD biomarker

Swee Lay Thein  1 , Vandana Sachdev  1
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Editorial

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis as an SCD biomarker

Swee Lay Thein et al. Blood. .
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Conflict-of-interest disclosure: The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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