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Chromosomal abnormalities clustering in multiple myeloma reveals cytogenetic subgroups with nonrandom acquisition of chromosomal changes

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We thank the medical, scientific and technical staff from the Department of Genetics of the University of Navarra, Pamplona (Spain) and from the Institute of Human Genetics, Kiel (Germany) for support with the cytogenetic analyses, as well as all physicians for kindly providing the tumor samples. This work has been partially supported by: G03/136 Red tematica from the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Spanish Ministry of Health, the Health Department of the Gobierno de Navarra (39/2002) and the Asociación de amigos de la Universidad de Navarra.

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Sáez, B., Martín-Subero, J., Guillén-Grima, F. et al. Chromosomal abnormalities clustering in multiple myeloma reveals cytogenetic subgroups with nonrandom acquisition of chromosomal changes. Leukemia 18, 654–657 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403256

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