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Strathdee, G., Sim, A., Parker, A. et al. Promoter hypermethylation silences expression of the HoxA4 gene and correlates with IgVh mutational status in CLL. Leukemia 20, 1326–1329 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404254
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