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Relative quantification of residual tumor cells by lightcycler real-time IgH PCR in autografted multiple myeloma patients

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This work was supported by grants from the ‘Groupe Arpège’ and the ‘Conseil Régional d'Alsace’.

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Rimelen, V., Ferrand, C., Debecker, A. et al. Relative quantification of residual tumor cells by lightcycler real-time IgH PCR in autografted multiple myeloma patients. Leukemia 19, 492–495 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403620

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