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Letter to the Editor

Loss of i(8)(q10) at relapse in two cases of childhood acute myeloid leukaemia

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Pages 1045-1047 | Received 21 Dec 2006, Accepted 25 Jan 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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