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Letter to the Editor

Acute myeloid leukemia in four patients with t(8;21) treated with all-trans retinoic acid as a single agent

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Pages 998-1001 | Received 27 Nov 2007, Accepted 02 Feb 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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