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Circulating Mature Megakaryocytes in an Unusual Case of BCR-ABL1-Positive CML

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  1. Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Saniya Sharma, Prashant Sharma, Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva, Jogeshwar Binota, Anil Sood & Neelam Varma

  2. Adult Clinical Hematology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Pankaj Malhotra

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Sharma, S., Sharma, P., Sachdeva, M.U.S. et al. Circulating Mature Megakaryocytes in an Unusual Case of BCR-ABL1-Positive CML. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 762–764 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-018-0977-2

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