Cytokine release syndrome

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Every drug has a possible side effect. Dr Garrick Laudin expands on cytokine release syndrome, a side effect caused by certain immunotherapies.

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Dr Garrick Laudin is a specialist physician and clinical haematologist affiliated with The University of the Witwatersrand, who currently practices at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. His special interests are the hyper-inflammatory syndromes associated with haematological malignancies, the haemolytic anaemias, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
1 Jun English South Africa Health & Fitness

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