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Gene expression analysis reveals HOX gene upregulation in trisomy 8 AML

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CHK was supported by a scholarship from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation and ALB was a fellow of the Cancer Council of South Australia.

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  1. The Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    C H Kok & R J D'Andrea

  2. Centre for Stem Cell Research, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    C H Kok, A L Brown & R J D'Andrea

  3. Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    C H Kok, A L Brown & R J D'Andrea

  4. Children's Cancer Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    P G Ekert

  5. Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    P G Ekert

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Kok, C., Brown, A., Ekert, P. et al. Gene expression analysis reveals HOX gene upregulation in trisomy 8 AML. Leukemia 24, 1239–1243 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2010.85

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