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Letter to the Editor

RCSD1–ABL2 fusion resulting from a complex chromosomal rearrangement in high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Pages 1145-1147 | Received 24 Jun 2014, Accepted 29 Jul 2014, Published online: 26 Aug 2014

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