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Activating somatic mutations in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas: lessons from next generation sequencing and key elements in the precision medicine era

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Pages 1213-1222 | Received 29 May 2014, Accepted 30 Jun 2014, Published online: 09 Oct 2014

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