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Defective Expression of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Patricia A. Goodman Department of Molecular Genetics, Parker Hughes Institute, 2699 Patton Road, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
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Carla M. Wood Department of Biochemistry, Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
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Alexei O. Vassilev Structural Biology and Molecular Oncology, Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
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Chen Mao Children's Cancer Group Reference Laboratory, Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
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Fatih M. Uckun Department of Oncology, Parker Hughes Cancer Center, Parker Hughes Institute, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA
Pages 1011-1018 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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