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Letter

Molecular relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for chronic myeloid leukemia: some long-term survivors appear to tolerate even lack of major molecular response

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Pages 2398-2401 | Received 08 Oct 2013, Accepted 06 Jan 2014, Published online: 07 Mar 2014

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