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We would like to thank Dr Alberto Orfao (Salamanca) for his expert advice with the cell sorting protocols. This work was supported by the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme by a grant to the Myeloma Stem Cell Network (MSCNET) and by the Austrian Forum against Cancer. SSS is also funded by Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, UK.
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Pfeifer, S., Perez-Andres, M., Ludwig, H. et al. Evaluating the clonal hierarchy in light-chain multiple myeloma: implications against the myeloma stem cell hypothesis. Leukemia 25, 1213–1216 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.70
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