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Asparagine Synthetase in Pediatric Acute Leukemias: AML-M5 Subtype Shows Lowest Activity

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  1. Dept. of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, University of Münster, Germany

    A. Dübbers, P. Schulze-Westhoff, E. Kurzknabe, U. Creutzig, J. Ritter & J. Boos

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany

    W. Hiddemann  & B. Wörmann  & 

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, USA

    T. Büchner

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, 48149, Münster, Germany

    J. Ritter  & U. Creutzig  & 

  4. Dept. of Hematology, University of Texas, Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, 77030, Houston, Tx., USA

    M. Keating MD PhD  & W. Plunkett MD PhD  & 

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Dübbers, A., Schulze-Westhoff, P., Kurzknabe, E., Creutzig, U., Ritter, J., Boos, J. (1998). Asparagine Synthetase in Pediatric Acute Leukemias: AML-M5 Subtype Shows Lowest Activity. In: Hiddemann, W., et al. Acute Leukemias VII. Haematology and Blood Transfusion / Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71960-8_70

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