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Original Articles

Mechanism of CpG DNA Methyltransferases M.SssI and Dnmt3a Studied by DNA Containing 2-Aminopurine

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Pages 619-631 | Received 30 Mar 2011, Accepted 21 Apr 2011, Published online: 02 Sep 2011

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