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Letter to the Editor

Development of myelodysplastic syndrome in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia treated with imatinib

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Pages 1143-1144 | Received 11 Feb 2014, Accepted 29 Jun 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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