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Letter

11q23 rearrangement and duplication of MLLT1–MLL gene fusion in therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia

Loi-Khim ChinDepartment of Genetics, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia;Victorian Cancer Cytogenetics Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chan Y. CheahDepartment of Hematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, East Melbourne, Australia
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Patricia M. MichaelVictorian Cancer Cytogenetics Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Ruth N. MacKinnonVictorian Cancer Cytogenetics Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Lynda J. CampbellVictorian Cancer Cytogenetics Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia
Pages 2066-2068 | Received 15 Dec 2011, Accepted 10 Feb 2012, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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