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Letter to the Editor

Pitfalls in short-tandem repeat analysis as quality control for sample mix-up of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients

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Pages 1508-1510 | Received 28 Aug 2017, Accepted 18 Sep 2017, Published online: 28 Sep 2017

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