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Analysis of TET2 and EZH2 gene functions in chromosome instability in acute myeloid leukemia
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Ernst, T., Pflug, A., Rinke, J. et al. A somatic EZH2 mutation in childhood acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 26, 1701–1703 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2012.16
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