Advances in the genomic and metabolic landscapes of acute myeloid leukemia

Pier Paolo Piccaluga , Valeriia Tsekhovska , Luigi Cimmino , Martina Lopiano , Adriatik Berisha , Irma Lapaj , Giuseppe Visani , Natalia Baran

Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics ›› 2026, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2) : 369 -81.

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Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics ›› 2026, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2) :369 -81. DOI: 10.20517/jtgg.2026.32
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Pier Paolo Piccaluga, Valeriia Tsekhovska, Luigi Cimmino, Martina Lopiano, Adriatik Berisha, Irma Lapaj, Giuseppe Visani, Natalia Baran. Advances in the genomic and metabolic landscapes of acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics, 2026, 10 (2) : 369-81 DOI:10.20517/jtgg.2026.32

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