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Pittner, B., Jelinek, D. & Kay, N. CLL B cells with a bimodal CD38 expression pattern: persistence of bimodal populations despite effective therapy for B-CLL. Leukemia 18, 180–182 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403151
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