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This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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Hirose, Y., Kudo, K., Kiyoi, H. et al. Comprehensive analysis of gene alterations in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia of Down's syndrome. Leukemia 17, 2250–2252 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403121
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