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We would like to thank Dr. Peter M. Olley, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, for helpful discussion and english revision of our manuscript.
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MY, TH, NH, KI, HK, TT, YM, MW, HT and NS treated the patient. MY and HT wrote the paper.
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Yamamoto, M., Hori, T., Hatakeyama, N. et al. Cushing’s Disease Developing Independently from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Indian J Pediatr 81, 952–954 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1238-x
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