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Review

Microexons: novel regulators of the transcriptome

Ashton Curry-HydeSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia;
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Bei Jun ChenSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia;
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James D. MillsDepartment of (Neuro)Pathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
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Michael JanitzSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW2052, Australia; ;Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-6 | Received 11 Aug 2017, Accepted 13 Feb 2018, Published online: 07 Aug 2018

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