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Prediction of relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in allogeneic transplant recipients by marrow CD34+ donor cell chimerism analysis

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We thank Christina Burhoi, Simone Niehues, Annegret Rosemann and Colette Huenefeld for their excellent technical assistance and Dr Andreas Grote for statistical analysis.

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Scheffold, C., Kroeger, M., Zuehlsdorf, M. et al. Prediction of relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in allogeneic transplant recipients by marrow CD34+ donor cell chimerism analysis. Leukemia 18, 2048–2050 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403507

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