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Osada, Y., Arakaki, H., Takanashi, S. et al. Association between a cardiovascular disease risk assessment and the molecular response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Med Oncol 34, 66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-017-0922-5
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