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BCR-ABL with an e6a2 fusion in a CML patient diagnosed in blast crisis

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  1. Department of Haematology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

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  2. Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    L Wang & R E Clark

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Schultheis, B., Wang, L., Clark, R. et al. BCR-ABL with an e6a2 fusion in a CML patient diagnosed in blast crisis. Leukemia 17, 2054–2055 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403079

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