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Prognostic value of the combination of serum l-kynurenine level and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase mRNA expression in acute myeloid leukemia

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Pages 2208-2211 | Received 08 Sep 2015, Accepted 01 Dec 2015, Published online: 13 Jan 2016

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