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A new recurrent translocation t(11;14)(q24;q32) involving IGH@ and miR-125b-1 in B-cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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We thank F Davi, C Gervais and C Henry for their valuable help, Fiona Ross, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury, UK for providing material, and Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research for financial support.

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Chapiro, E., Russell, L., Struski, S. et al. A new recurrent translocation t(11;14)(q24;q32) involving IGH@ and miR-125b-1 in B-cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 24, 1362–1364 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2010.93

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