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“Faggot Neutrophils!” in Non-acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Rare Occurrence

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  1. Department of Hematopathology and Molecular Genetics, AMPATH, Nallagandla, Serilingampally, Hyderabad, 500019, India

    Anurag Gupta & Manu Goyal

  2. Manipal Super Specialty Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 521001, India

    Krishna G. Reddy

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Gupta, A., Reddy, K.G. & Goyal, M. “Faggot Neutrophils!” in Non-acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Rare Occurrence. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 778–780 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-018-0961-x

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