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Ambros, P., Méhes, G., Hattinger, C. et al. Unequivocal identification of disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow by combining immunological and genetic approaches – functional and prognastic information. Leukemia 15, 275–277 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402023
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