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Yánez, L., Bermúdez, A., Richard, C. et al. Successful induction therapy with decitabine in refractory childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 23, 1342–1343 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2009.58
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