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MYC is not overexpressed in a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with MYC-containing double minutes

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This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Cancer Society.

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  1. Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden

    K Paulsson, C Lassen, T Fioretos & B Johansson

  2. Department of Hematology, Halmstad Hospital, Sweden

    N Kuric

  3. Department of Hematology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden

    R Billström

  4. Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Laboratory for Cytochemistry and Cytometry, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

    H J Tanke

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Paulsson, K., Lassen, C., Kuric, N. et al. MYC is not overexpressed in a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia with MYC-containing double minutes. Leukemia 17, 813–815 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402841

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