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Ubiquinone does not rescue acute myeloid leukemia cells from growth inhibition by statins

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LB has received support from the Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, CALGB Young Investigator Award/ Aventis Oncology, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. RP was supported by NIH CA84081.

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    L P Burke, L D Lewis & R P Perez

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    L D Lewis & R P Perez

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Burke, L., Lewis, L. & Perez, R. Ubiquinone does not rescue acute myeloid leukemia cells from growth inhibition by statins. Leukemia 17, 267–268 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402695

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