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Letter

Variation in Toll-like receptor 9 gene modifies the risk of infection in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Pages 1828-1830 | Received 15 Jan 2012, Accepted 20 Jan 2012, Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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