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Germline RUNX1 translocation in familial platelet disorder with propensity to myeloid malignancies

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Takayuki Mitsuhashi for interpreting the findings in bone marrow specimens.

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This work was supported by a JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (JP20K17407 to M.S.), by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (JP19cm0106501, JP16ck0106073, JP19ck0106250 to S.O., JP18ck0106353 to Y.N.), and by Nippon Shinyaku Research Grant (M.S.).

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Sakurai, M., Nannya, Y., Yamazaki, R. et al. Germline RUNX1 translocation in familial platelet disorder with propensity to myeloid malignancies. Ann Hematol 101, 237–239 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-021-04430-1

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