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The excellent technical assistance of Mrs. Anja Waldau and Mrs. Susan Wittig is gratefully acknowledged. The study was supported by the Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung e.V. (DJCLS R 15/20).
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Ernst, T., Busch, M., Rinke, J. et al. Frequent ASXL1 mutations in children and young adults with chronic myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 32, 2046–2049 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-018-0157-2
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