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Clonotypic analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a double TEL-AML1 fusion at onset and relapse

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Inukai, T., Yokota, S., Okamoto, T. et al. Clonotypic analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a double TEL-AML1 fusion at onset and relapse. Leukemia 20, 363–365 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404077

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