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Non-immunoglobulin/ BCL6 Gene Fusion in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: Prognostic Implications

Chiyoko Ueda First Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawaramachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Takashi Akasaka First Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawaramachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Hitoshi Ohno First Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Shogoin-Kawaramachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
Pages 1375-1381 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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