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This study was supported by a grant of the National Cancer Control R&D Program 2003, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea.
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Cho, BS., Choi, HB., Kim, HJ. et al. Typing by nested PCR–SSP approach raises a question about the feasibility of using this technique for detecting feto-maternal microchimerism. Leukemia 20, 896–898 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404153
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