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This study was supported by research funding from the foundation Kinderen Kankervrij (KIKA) to TDB and CMZ and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Research (LLR) to CS, CJH and AVM.
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Buitenkamp, T., Pieters, R., Zimmermann, M. et al. BTG1 deletions do not predict outcome in Down syndrome acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 27, 251–252 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2012.199
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