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Original Article

Relationship Between Chemical-Induced Fragile Sites and Chromosomal Breakpoints in Malignant Cells in Children

Raul C. Ribeiro Departments of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Edwin C. Douglass Departments of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Dorothy L. Williams Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Susana C. Raimondi Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Mark Valentine Departments of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Lewis Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee and Department of Paediatrics, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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William M. Crist Departments of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Tennessee, USA
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Pages 401-407 | Received 25 Feb 1992, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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