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Fusion of H4/D10S170 to PDGFRβ in a patient with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and long-term responsiveness to imatinib

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  1. Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany

    Matthias Drechsler, Barbara Hildebrandt & Brigitte Royer-Pokora

  2. Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany

    Andrea Kündgen & Ulrich Germing

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Drechsler, M., Hildebrandt, B., Kündgen, A. et al. Fusion of H4/D10S170 to PDGFRβ in a patient with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and long-term responsiveness to imatinib. Ann Hematol 86, 353–354 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0247-5

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