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RM is supported by NIH Cancer Center Support Grant P30-CA016520. AG is supported by NIH T32 training grant CA009615. DV is supported by K23-CA130074 from the National Cancer Institute.
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Waxman, A., Mick, R., Garfall, A. et al. Classifying ultra-high risk smoldering myeloma. Leukemia 29, 751–753 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2014.313
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