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Transcriptome amplification methods in gene expression profiling

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Pages 465-480 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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  • Microarray Gene Expression Data Society www.mged.org
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  • Array Express www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress
  • GeneChip® Expression Analysis Technical Manual www.affymetrix.com/support/technical/ manual/expression_manual.affx

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