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A novel t(3;17)(p25;q21) variant translocation of acute promyelocytic leukemia with rearrangement of the RARA locus

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    R L Redner & C Evans

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    L C Contis, F Craig & S Shekhter-Levin

  3. Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    M E Sherer & S Shekhter-Levin

  4. Pittsburgh Cytogenetics Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    M E Sherer & S Shekhter-Levin

  5. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    R L Redner, L C Contis, F Craig, C Evans, M E Sherer & S Shekhter-Levin

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Redner, R., Contis, L., Craig, F. et al. A novel t(3;17)(p25;q21) variant translocation of acute promyelocytic leukemia with rearrangement of the RARA locus. Leukemia 20, 376–379 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404062

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