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Letter to the Editor

A novel e8a2 BCR-ABL1 intronic fusion through insertion of a chromosome 22 BCR gene fragment into chromosome 9 in an atypical Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome chronic myeloid leukemia patient

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Pages 2930-2933 | Received 21 Feb 2016, Accepted 27 Mar 2016, Published online: 27 Apr 2016

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