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De Abreu, R.A. et al. (2002). 6-Mercaptopurine: Efficacy and Bone Marrow Toxicity in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In: Zoref-Shani, E., Sperling, O. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 486. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46843-3_53
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