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The authors acknowledge Joe Moore and Jon Gockerman for providing B-CLL patient samples. This work was supported by the Veterans Affairs Research Service and a grant from the American Cancer Society.
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Levesque, M., O'Loughlin, C. & Weinberg, J. Use of serum-free media to minimize apoptosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells during in vitro culture. Leukemia 15, 1305–1307 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2402192
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