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Bone marrow fibrosis and vascular density lack prognostic significance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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We thank Mary Carli for technical assistance, Peter Baghurst for statistical advice and Andrew Zannetino for valuable advice with the manuscript. We acknowledge the NH&MRC, the Cancer Council of NSW and the Leukaemia Foundation for their financial support of MRD studies and the ANZCHOG study 8 committee. Standardization and quality control for MRD testing is supported by EuroMRD. Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research is affiliated to both the University of New South Wales and the Sydney Children's Hospital.

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Bharos, A., Jong, AJ., Manton, N. et al. Bone marrow fibrosis and vascular density lack prognostic significance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Leukemia 24, 1537–1538 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2010.134

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