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Original Articles: Clinical

Risk of follicular lymphoma associated with BCL2 translocations in peripheral blood

Carsten HirtHematology and Oncology, Clinic for Internal Medicine C, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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M. Constanza CamargoDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Kelly J. YuDivision of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Stephen M. HewittCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Gottfried DölkenHematology and Oncology, Clinic for Internal Medicine C, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Charles S. RabkinDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2625-2629 | Received 05 Sep 2014, Accepted 13 Dec 2014, Published online: 17 Mar 2015

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