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Letters to the Editor

Addressing uncertainty regarding the utility of carbohydrate antigen-125 as a prognostic marker in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Rohit P. OjhaDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lindsey M. BrownCook Children's Healthcare System, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Martha J. FeliniDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Karan P. SinghDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Raymond ThertulienCancer Centers of North Carolina, US Oncology, Asheville, NC, USA
Pages 1754-1757 | Received 27 Feb 2010, Accepted 24 May 2010, Published online: 14 Jul 2010

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