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A case of donor cell leukemia driven by a de novo NRAS mutation with complex karyotype

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant (2021R1A2C1006302) funded by the Korea Government (MSIT).

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H. K. K. designed the study. J-Y. G. and M-S. S. performed the experiments. J-S. L., Y. H. C., M-W. S., and S–S. Y. aided in implementation of the research. D. J. analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Hyun Kyung Kim.

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Jeong, D., Gu, JY., Seo, MS. et al. A case of donor cell leukemia driven by a de novo NRAS mutation with complex karyotype. Ann Hematol 102, 1951–1952 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-023-05291-6

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