Manuscript no. HAEMATOL /2010/030205 entitled “Impact of additional chromosomal abnormalities in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia - 10 years' results of the Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group APL97 study" Authors: Takaaki Ono, Akihiro Takeshita, Masako Iwanaga, Norio Asou, Tomoki Naoe, Ryuzo Ohno Information about the contributions of each person named as having participated in the study 1) Guarantor(s), i.e., person(s) who is (are) responsible for the integrity of the work as a whole: • Takaaki Ono, Department of Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan. Email:
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