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Original Articles: Clinical

Shorter telomeres correlate with an increase in the number of uniparental disomies in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Ludger SellmannDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, ;Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Rene ScholtysikInstitute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, Correspondence[email protected]
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Dirk de BeerExperimental Haematology, Department of Clinical Research, University Bern, Switzerland, and
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Lewin EiseleDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Ludger Klein-HitpassInstitute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Holger NückelDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Ulrich DührsenDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Jan DürigDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Alexander RöthDepartment of Haematology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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Gabriela M. BaerlocherExperimental Haematology, Department of Clinical Research, University Bern, Switzerland, and ;Department of Haematology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Pages 590-595 | Received 20 Apr 2015, Accepted 23 Jul 2015, Published online: 12 Oct 2015

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