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A novel NUP98-PHF23 fusion resulting from a cryptic translocation t(11;17)(p15;p13) in acute myeloid leukemia

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  1. Department of Pathology and Program in Human Genetics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    J C Reader, J S Meekins & Y Ning

  2. Department of Hematology-Oncology, University of Maryland, and Marlene and Stewart, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Reader, J., Meekins, J., Gojo, I. et al. A novel NUP98-PHF23 fusion resulting from a cryptic translocation t(11;17)(p15;p13) in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 21, 842–844 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404579

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