Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 11-19 , January 2010

Quantification of transforming capacity and cooperation of defined genetic alterations in myeloid malignancies

  • Yildirim Dogan
  • ,
  • Arnold Ganser
  • ,
  • Michaela Scherr

      Affiliations

    • Drs. Scherr and Eder contributed equally to this work.
  • ,
  • Matthias Eder

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Matthias Eder, M.D., Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
    • Drs. Scherr and Eder contributed equally to this work.

Received 2 July 2009 ,Revised 2 September 2009 ,Accepted 14 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.10.006

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 11-19 , January 2010