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Does double-hit follicular lymphoma with translocations of MYC and BCL2 change the definition of transformation?

Hiroki KatsushimaDivision of Hematopathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Noriko FukuharaDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Sachiko Konosu-FukayaDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Masahito HimuroDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Yuko KitawakiDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanView further author information
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Satoshi IchikawaDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Kenichi IshizawaDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Hironobu SasanoDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan; ;Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanView further author information
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Hideo HarigaeDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Ryo IchinohasamaDivision of Hematopathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan; View further author information
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Pages 758-762 | Received 26 Feb 2017, Accepted 11 Jul 2017, Published online: 03 Aug 2017

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