MLL translocations, histone modifications and leukaemia stem-cell development
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@article{Krivtsov_2007, title={MLL translocations, histone modifications and leukaemia stem-cell development}, volume={7}, ISSN={1474-1768}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrc2253}, DOI={10.1038/nrc2253}, number={11}, journal={Nature Reviews Cancer}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Krivtsov, Andrei V. and Armstrong, Scott A.}, year={2007}, month=nov, pages={823–833} }