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Letter to the Editor

Next-generation sequencing identifies a novel ELAVL1–TYK2 fusion gene in MOLM-16, an AML cell line highly sensitive to the PIM kinase inhibitor AZD1208

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Pages 2927-2929 | Received 20 Jan 2016, Accepted 24 Mar 2016, Published online: 17 May 2016

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