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The authors thank Ms MVC Pragnell, B.A. for language revision of the manuscript. The financial support of Associazione Italiana contro le Leucemie (AIL)-BARI is gratefully acknowledged.
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Albano, F., Zagaria, A., Anelli, L. et al. The double deceit generated by an insertion mechanism in chronic myeloid leukemia with t(9;9;22). Ann Hematol 87, 923–926 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-008-0511-y
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