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We are grateful to Jan Delabie and Helen Vålerhaugen from Division of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital for acquisition of the data of the two Norwegian patients. This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Barncancerfonden, the Finnish Cancer Society, the Finnish Foundation for Pediatric Research, the Paulo Foundation, the Nona and Kullervo Väre Foundation and the Academy of Finland.
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Jahnukainen, K., Tinkanen, H., Wikström, A. et al. Bone marrow remission status predicts leukemia contamination in ovarian biopsies collected for fertility preservation. Leukemia 27, 1183–1185 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2012.279
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