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The most frequent t(14;19)(q32;q13)-positive B-cell malignancy corresponds to an aggressive subgroup of atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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We gratefully acknowledge M Busson, J Ong and L Merlin for excellent technical assistance, F Gaillard for histopathological review, C Lesty for statistical analysis, and the other participants of each institute: K Maloum, S Choquet, S Daliphard, B Chetaille, E Bergoin, M Lessard, F Dupré, J-L Lai, D Mühlematter, P-Y Lovey, F Picard.

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Chapiro, E., Radford-Weiss, I., Bastard, C. et al. The most frequent t(14;19)(q32;q13)-positive B-cell malignancy corresponds to an aggressive subgroup of atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia 22, 2123–2127 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2008.102

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