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The Case Of The Worried Midwife + Samba-playing Grandmother Flashcards

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Blood film reviewed by weekend on-call consultant:
• Neutropenia
• Marked thrombocytopenia
• Primitive myeloid blast cells
• Auer rods seen

Comment: morphology consistent with diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia – minimally differentiated blasts (FAB M1 subtype)

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symptoms of AML

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Fatigue, SOB (anemia)
Bleeding, bruising (thrombocytopenia)
Infection (neutropenia)
DIC

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what do you seen on a blood film in AML?

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primitive myeloid blast cells with Auer rods

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Auer rods

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cytoplasmic inclusion bodies seen in AML (especially the promyelocytic type)

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how to diagnose AML?

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how to diagnose AML

bone marrow biopsy

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what analysis is done with the bone marrow biopsy? (AML)

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immunophenotyping

genetic, chromosomal and molecular analysis

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3 gene mutations common in AML

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DNMT3A
FLT3
NPM1

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what affects prognosis in AML?

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age at diagnosis

presence of gene mutations

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what gene mutations have a poor prognosis in AML?

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p53 and FLT3 mutations

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treatment for AML

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DA 3+10 chemotherapy regime
supportive therapy
allogeneic stem cell transplantation

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DA 3+10 regime

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daunorubicin infusions on days 1, 3, 5

cytarabine infusions days 1-10

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what is supportive therapy for chemo patients?

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platelet and red cell transfusions

prophylactic broad spectrum Abx and anti-fungals

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expected blood count after chemo?

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pancytopenic for around 3 weeks

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injection of what can help blood counts recover after chemo?

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granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF)

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allogeneic transplantation

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When a relative or unrelated person having a close HLA type is the donor.

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medical emergency caused by chemotherapy

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medical emergency caused by chemotherapy

neutropenic sepsis

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which organisms are most dangerous in neutropenic sepsis?

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gram negative e.g. pseudomonas

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treating neutropenic sepsis

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blood cultures

blind Abx therapy, 1st line tazocin

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big complication of stem cell transplant?

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graft vs host disease

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symptoms of graft vs host disease

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skin rash
diarrhoea
liver failure

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How to prevent Graft vs Host disease?

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T cell depletion of infused donor cells

immunosuppression of recipient

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graft vs leukemia effect

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A small degree of graft v host can be good as donor WBCs fight and kill leuemia cells

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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

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Subtype of AML, most curable of adult leukemias

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What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?

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release of procoagulant material causing abnormal clotting throughout the body

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common presentation of APML

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they present with DIC or acute haemorrhage

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gene abnormality seen in APML

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t(15;17) PML-RARA rearrangement

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prognosis of APML

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80-90% 10yr survival

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what does PML-RARA translocation create?

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fusion oncogene

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what is seen on blood film for APML?

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what is seen on blood film for APML?

promyelocyte cells full of granules, prominent Auer rods

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treatment for APML

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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide

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mechanism of ATRA in APML?

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binds to RARA and induces terminal differentiation of promyelocytes

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mechanism of arsenic trioxide

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degrades the PML-RARA fusion protein, induces apoptosis of promyelocytes

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what monitoring is needed with ATRA-ATO regime?

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QTc interval as arsenic can prolong it

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W hat % of AML is APML?

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how much of AML is APML?

11%

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complication of ATRA treatment?

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differentiation syndrome

complication caused by a large, rapid release of cytokines from promyelocytes

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differentiation syndrome

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complication caused by a large, rapid release of cytokines from promyelocytes

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symptoms of differentiation syndrome

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fever
dyspnoea
hypoxia
pleural effusions
renal dysfunction
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treating differentiation syndrome?

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corticosteroids e.g. dexamethasone

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what is a risk factor for differentiation syndrome ?

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high white cell count

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what monitoring should you do after APML goes into remission?

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minimal residual disease monitoring with PCR

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

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a form of leukemia characterized by overproduction of granulocytes

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blood film in CML

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myeloid cells at all stages of maturation

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symptoms of CML

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symptoms of CML

mostly after age 50. fatigue, malaise, low grade fever, wt loss, bone pains. night sweats, splenomegaly

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treating CML

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hydroxycarbamide
hydration
allopurinol
dasatinib/imatinib

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gene mutation in CML

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t(9;22) creating BCR-ABL

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BCR-ABL

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tyrosine kinase oncogene - fusion protein

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Imatinib and dasatinib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors of BCR-ABL

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life expectancy for CML

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normal if on treatment

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purpose of hydroxycarbamide in CML treatment is to..

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reduce white cell count

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

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a form of leukemia characterized by extremely high levels of lymphocytes; most often found in middle-age adults

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how do you diagnose CLL?

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Flow cytometry

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how do you diagnose CLL?

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fatigue, shortness of breath, night sweats, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly

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what is the signature phenotype of CLL cells?

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CD5 and CD19+ve B cells

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symptom staging system for CLL

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Binet system
A no impact
B lymphadenopathy
C reduction in Hb and/or platelets

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what determines management in CLL?

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whether p53 is wild type, mutated or deleted

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treating CLL if wild type p53

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standard chemo: fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab

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treating CLL if mutated p53

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targeted therapy with ibrutinib, venetoclax or idelalisib

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ibrutinib

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BTK inhibitor

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venetoclax

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BCL-2 inhibitor

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Idelalisib

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PI3K inhibitor

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how does venetoclax work?

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inhibits BCL-2 which stops apoptosis so apoptosis of CLL cells can occur

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side effect of venetoclax

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tumour lysis syndrome

Massive release of cellular breakdown products, medical emergency

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Symptoms of tumour lysis syndrome

Massive release of cellular breakdown products, medical emergency

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nausea and vomiting
arrythmias
seizures
AKI
death
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treating tumour lysis syndrome

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haemodialysis

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how to prevent tumor lysis syndrome

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Pretreat with IV fluids and allopurinol or rasburicase

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Myeloproliferative disorders

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a group of disorders considered clonal malignancies of the hematopoietic stem cell

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myelofibrosis

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replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue

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primary myelofibrosis blood film

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leucoerythroblastic, granulocyte left shift and teardrop red blood cells

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granulocyte left shift

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increase in proportion of immature leucocytes

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symptoms of primary myelofibrosis

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fatigue, shortness of breath, bloating, abdo discomfort (splenomegaly)

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What mutation is myelofibrosis associated with?

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JAK2 V617F mutation

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treatment of primary myelofibrosis

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hydroxycarbamide

Ruxolitinib

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Ruxolitinib… inhibitor

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JAK2 inhibitor

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3 types of myeloproliferative disorders

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primary myelofibrosis
polycythaemia vera
essential thrombocytothemia

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how does V617F mutation cause myeloproliferation?

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permanently activates JAK2 tyrosine kinase so overproduction of red cells and platelets

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symptoms of multiple myeloma

CRAB:

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hyperCalcemia
Renal insufficiency
Anemia
Bone/Back pain

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investigations for multiple myeloma

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FBC
U&Es
albumin
LDH
CRP
electrophoresis
light chain assay
whole body MRI
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mechanism of multiple myeloma

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infiltration of bone marrow by plasma cells, causes bone marrow failure

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Treating Multiple Myeloma

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iv fluids
pamidronate (if hypercalcaemia)
haemodialysis
chemotherapy

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chemotherapy for myeloma

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Velcade, cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and dexamethasone

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how to confirm myeloma diagnosis

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bone marrow biopsy showing plasma cell infiltration

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treating acute hypercalcaemia

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hydration

pamidronate

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Pamidronate

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Pamidronic acid or pamidronate disodium or APD, is a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate used to prevent osteoporosis.
Used in cancer

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what do plasma cells produce in multiple myeloma?

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monoclonal Ig, usually IgG sometimes IgA

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what is light chain ratio in multiple myeloma?

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abnormally skewed towards light chain

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Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)

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no CRAB symptoms and less than 10% plasma cell infiltration

watch and wait

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treating multiple myeloma?

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chemotherapy

autologous stem cell transplant

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