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Commentary

The complex interplay between folate metabolism and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Jennifer L. McNeerSection of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1621-1622 | Published online: 30 Jun 2011

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