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Letter

Induction of sustained deep molecular response in a patient with chronic-phase T315I-mutated chronic myeloid leukemia with interferon-α monotherapy

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Pages 934-937 | Received 03 May 2013, Accepted 01 Jun 2013, Published online: 25 Jul 2013

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