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Expression of cyclin A in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells reveals undisturbed G1–S phase transition and passage through the S phase

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Hirt, A., Schmid, A., Julmy, F. et al. Expression of cyclin A in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells reveals undisturbed G1–S phase transition and passage through the S phase. Leukemia 23, 414–417 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2008.200

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