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The natural history and clinico-pathological features of the variant form of hairy cell leukemia

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Matutes, E., Wotherspoon, A., Brito-Babapulle, V. et al. The natural history and clinico-pathological features of the variant form of hairy cell leukemia. Leukemia 15, 184–186 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2401999

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