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Letter to the Editor

Complete cytogenetic and molecular response to treatment with imatinib mesylate for philadelphia chromosome positive acute myeloid leukemia with multilineage dysplasia

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Pages 1967-1969 | Received 25 Nov 2005, Accepted 06 Mar 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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