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DNA methyltransferase expression differs with proliferation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge to Timur Tuncalı, Ongun Onaran and Uygar Tazebay for their technical support and to Kenan Köse for performing statistical analysis. This study was granted by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK).

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    Present address: Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Derya Beyza Sayin, Halil Gürhan Karabulut & Isik Bökesoy

  2. Kirikkale Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Tibbi Biyoloji A.D. Eski Rektörlük Binası, 71200, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Derya Beyza Sayin

  3. Department of Pediatric Hematology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

    Emin Kürekçi

  4. Foundation For Children With Leukemia-LOSEV, Ankara, Turkey

    Üstün Ezer

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Sayin, D.B., Kürekçi, E., Karabulut, H.G. et al. DNA methyltransferase expression differs with proliferation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mol Biol Rep 37, 2471–2476 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-009-9760-7

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