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Commentary

The BRAF-V600E mutation in hematological malignancies: a new player in hairy cell leukemia and Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Pages 2339-2340 | Received 19 Jun 2012, Accepted 19 Jun 2012, Published online: 13 Aug 2012

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