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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma arises in thymocytes and requires transient TCR expression for thymic egress
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This study was supported by the ‘Projet Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique’ (Institut National du Cancer, France). We thank Jeannine Boyes for her technical assistance.
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Laurent, C., Lopez, C., Desjobert, C. et al. Circulating t(2;5)-positive cells can be detected in cord blood of healthy newborns. Leukemia 26, 188–190 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.209
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