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Acquired Robertsonian translocation is not always suggestive of poor prognosis: a case of acquired Rob(13;14) in Philadelphia chromosome-negative cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Pages 2141-2143 | Received 22 Jul 2010, Accepted 25 Jul 2010, Published online: 21 Sep 2010

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