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Letter to the Editor

Small cell variant type of T-prolymphocytic leukemia with a four-year indolent course preceding acute exacerbation

Daisuke Shimizu Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology; Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kenichi Nomura Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology
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Yosuke Matsumoto Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology
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Kazuhiro Nishida Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology
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Tomohiko Taki Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Shigeo Horiike Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology
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Toru Inaba Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Naohisa Fujita Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Masafumi Taniwaki Departments of Molecular Hematology and Oncology; Clinical Molecular Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 1170-1172 | Received 31 Mar 2005, Accepted 09 Nov 2005, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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