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TET1, a member of a novel protein family, is fused to MLL in acute myeloid leukemia containing the t(10;11)(q22;q23)

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We thank Drs S Morris, J Hess, S Shurtleff, B Sorrentino and S Hanissian for reagents and helpful advice, and acknowledge Drs C Mecucci and A Aventin, and Ms P Talley for providing cytogenetic samples. This work was supported in part by an NIH Cancer Center CORE grant CA21765 and by the American Lebanese and Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) of St Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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Lorsbach, R., Moore, J., Mathew, S. et al. TET1, a member of a novel protein family, is fused to MLL in acute myeloid leukemia containing the t(10;11)(q22;q23). Leukemia 17, 637–641 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402834

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