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We greatly acknowledge the support from the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant number 00CDP029). This work was financially supported by the Dutch Cancer Society and the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development. We thank Ron van Schooten for MLPA analysis and Roland Kanaar for providing the anti-RAD51 antibody.
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Chen, F., Medhurst, A., de Winter, J. et al. Apparent absence of BRCA2 protein in a proportion of acute myeloid leukemia cell lines. Leukemia 18, 1918–1920 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403473
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