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Editorial

Bisubstrate Inhibitors: The Promise of a Selective and Potent Chemical Inhibition of Epigenetic ‘Writers’

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Pages 1479-1482 | Received 20 May 2020, Accepted 12 Jun 2020, Published online: 17 Sep 2020

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