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No funding is reported for this manuscript.
Declaration of financial/other relationships
AEE has received honoraria for advisory board membership from Novartis, and has received lecture fees from Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb. JME peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial or other relationships to disclose.
Acknowledgements
AEE would like to thank retired Prof. Birsen Ulku for influencing him in choosing a career in hematology.