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The authors wish to thank the families who provided samples for this work. This work was supported by Specialized Center of Research from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P50-CA140158, P01 CA95426 and R01 CA177292 from the National Cancer Institute, The D Warren Brown Foundation, Four Winds Foundation, The Sullivan Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Fund, Mr and Mrs Michael Thomas, Mr and Mrs Al Lipkin and The Harry T Mangurian Foundation.
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Guinn, D., Ruppert, A., Maddocks, K. et al. miR-155 expression is associated with chemoimmunotherapy outcome and is modulated by Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibition with Ibrutinib. Leukemia 29, 1210–1213 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2014.344
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