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Role of BCL2L10 methylation and TET2 mutations in higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes treated with 5-Azacytidine

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This work was supported by grants from Associazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro (GL and CM). We would like to acknowledge all Gimema centers who took part to the MDS0205 clinical trial.

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Voso, M., Fabiani, E., Piciocchi, A. et al. Role of BCL2L10 methylation and TET2 mutations in higher risk myelodysplastic syndromes treated with 5-Azacytidine. Leukemia 25, 1910–1913 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.170

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