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Chim, CS., Chan, WL., Pang, A. et al. Preferential methylation of Wnt inhibitory factor-1 in acute promyelocytic leukemia: an independent poor prognostic factor. Leukemia 20, 907–909 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404176
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