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Identification of a MLL–MLLT4 fusion gene resulting from a t(6;11)(q27;q23) presenting as a del(11q) in a child with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Pages 1570-1573 | Received 17 Mar 2010, Accepted 14 May 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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