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Targeting leukemia stem cells with HDAC inhibitors and modulators of the DNA damage response

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The symposium and publication of this supplement were sponsored by the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for Stem Cells Biology at Rhode Island Hospital.

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Grant, S. Targeting leukemia stem cells with HDAC inhibitors and modulators of the DNA damage response. Leukemia Suppl 3 (Suppl 1), S14–S15 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/leusup.2014.8

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