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Wang, L., Butt, N., Atherton, M. et al. Dendritic cells become BCR–ABL negative in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients successfully treated with imatinib. Leukemia 18, 1025–1027 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403342
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