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Segmental uniparental disomy as a recurrent mechanism for homozygous CEBPA mutations in acute myeloid leukemia

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We thank Roel Verhaak for assistance in data analysis. This work was supported by a grant from the Dutch Cancer Society ‘Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds’.

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  1. Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    B J Wouters, M A Sanders, S Lugthart, W M C Geertsma-Kleinekoort, B Löwenberg, P J M Valk & R Delwel

  2. Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    E van Drunen & H B Beverloo

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Wouters, B., Sanders, M., Lugthart, S. et al. Segmental uniparental disomy as a recurrent mechanism for homozygous CEBPA mutations in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 21, 2382–2384 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404795

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