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Untreated essential thrombocythemia evolving to biphenotypic leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome positive with monosomy 7: response to imatinib and reduced-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplant

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Martin, S., DellaValla, J. Untreated essential thrombocythemia evolving to biphenotypic leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome positive with monosomy 7: response to imatinib and reduced-intensity allogeneic stem cell transplant. Leukemia 19, 1095–1096 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403725

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