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A new acute myeloid leukemia case with STAT5B-RARA gene fusion due to 17q21.2 interstitial deletion

Chiara PessinaSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Claudia BasilicoDipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Ematologia, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Angelo GenoniSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Emanuela MeroniSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Lorenzo ElliSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Paola GranataSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Rossana RighiSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Francesco PallottiSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy; ;Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Morfologiche, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Varese, Italy;
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Barbara MoraDipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Ematologia, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Andrea FerrarioDipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Ematologia, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Francesco PassamontiDipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Ematologia, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy; ;Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Ematologia, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Rosario CasaloneSMeL Citogenetica e Genetica Medica, ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy;
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Pages 1977-1980 | Received 17 Jul 2016, Accepted 14 Nov 2016, Published online: 02 Dec 2016

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