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This study was supported by the Deutsche Krebshilfe grant (109420), the European Hematology Association fellowship (2010/04) and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant (KU2288/3-1).

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  1. S Grasedieck and N Schöler: These authors contributed equally to this work.

  2. C Langer and Florian Kuchenbauer: These authors contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    S Grasedieck, M Bommer, A Rouhi, J Bloehdorn, D Mertens, H Döhner, C Langer & Florian Kuchenbauer

  2. Klinische Kooperationseinheit Dermato-Onkologie, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

    N Schöler

  3. Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    J H Niess

  4. Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    H Tumani

  5. Oncological Clinic Moers, Moers, Germany

    P Liebisch

  6. Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    C Buske & Florian Kuchenbauer

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Grasedieck, S., Schöler, N., Bommer, M. et al. Impact of serum storage conditions on microRNA stability. Leukemia 26, 2414–2416 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2012.106

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