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Brunner, P., Rufle, A., Dirnhofer, S. et al. Follicular lymphoma transformation into histiocytic sarcoma: indications for a common neoplastic progenitor. Leukemia 28, 1937–1940 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2014.167
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