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Tokita, K., Maki, K., Tadokoro, J. et al. Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis expressing a novel type of TEL-PDGFRB chimaera responded to imatinib mesylate therapy. Leukemia 21, 190–192 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404397
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