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Cytoplasmic mutated nucleophosmin (NPM) defines the molecular status of a significant fraction of myeloid sarcomas

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Supported by the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (A.I.R.C.), BolognAIL, and Deutsche Krebshilfe (70-3173-Tr3). NB is a recipient of a fellowship from FIRC (Federazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro). We thank Dr Geraldine Boyd for editing the manuscript, Nicole Lange, Barbara Bigerna, Alessandra Pucciarini and Roberta Pacini for the excellent technical support, and Mrs Claudia Tibidò for secretarial assistance. Brunangelo Falini applied for a patent on the clinical use of NPM mutants.

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  1. Section of Haematology and Immunology, University of Perugia, IBiT Foundation, Fondazione IRCCS Biotecnologie nel Trapianto, Perugia, Italy

    B Falini, N Bolli, V Pettirossi, A Santucci & M F Martelli

  2. Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charitè-Universitatsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    D Lenze, S Coupland, D Jaehne & H Stein

  3. Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    R Hasserjian & C Soupir

  4. Institute of Haematology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    A Liso

  5. Institute of Haematology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    M P Martelli

  6. Istitute of Haematology and Clinical Oncology ‘L. and A. Seragnoli’ and Unit of Haematopathology, Policlinico S. Orsola, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    F Bacci & S Pileri

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Falini, B., Lenze, D., Hasserjian, R. et al. Cytoplasmic mutated nucleophosmin (NPM) defines the molecular status of a significant fraction of myeloid sarcomas. Leukemia 21, 1566–1570 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2404699

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