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Interleukin-4 stimulates proliferation and growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells by activating mTOR signaling

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This study was supported by FCT PPCDT/SAU-OBS/58913 (JTB), SAU/13240 and CBO/34914 (AAC), and NIH RO1-CA104596 and RO1-AI43552 (VAB) grants. BAC and LRM have FCT-SFRH PhD and BI fellowships, respectively.

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  1. B A Cardoso, L R Martins, C I Santos and A A Cardoso: These authors contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Cancer Biology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon University Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal

    B A Cardoso, L R Martins, C I Santos & J T Barata

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    L M Nadler & A A Cardoso

  3. Department of Hematology-Oncology and Cancer Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    V A Boussiotis

  4. Department of Medicine, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    A A Cardoso

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Cardoso, B., Martins, L., Santos, C. et al. Interleukin-4 stimulates proliferation and growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells by activating mTOR signaling. Leukemia 23, 206–208 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2008.178

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