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This work was supported by the University of Bologna (ex-60% RFO), by Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna and by COFIN 2003.
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Nicci, C., Ottaviani, E., Luatti, S. et al. Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of a new case of t(5;17)(q35;q21) variant acute promyelocytic leukemia. Leukemia 19, 470–472 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403645
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