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Hochhaus, A. A further milestone towards comprehensive standardization of quantitative RT-PCR protocols for leukemic fusion gene transcripts has been reached. Leukemia 17, 2383–2384 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403137
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