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This work was partially supported by grant PRAXIS XXI/BD/13865/97 from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, by Comissão de Fomento da Investigação em Cuidados de Saúde. Ministério da Saúde PI No. 126/01. And IPATIMUP by Programa Operacional Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (POCTI), Quadro Comunitário de Apoio III.
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Alves, S., Amorim, A., Ferreira, F. et al. The GSTM1 and GSTT1 genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children from north Portugal. Leukemia 16, 1565–1567 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402543
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