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This work was supported by SBAG-2513 from the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council (TÜBİTAK) and Bilkent University Research Fund.
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Akyerli, C.B., Özbek, U., Aydın-Sayitoğlu, M. et al. Analysis of MYH Tyr165Cys and Gly382Asp variants in childhood leukemias. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 129, 604–605 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-003-0483-1
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