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Antisense Rnas And Epigenetic Regulation

Isabelle Cui1 University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Hengmi Cui2 Center for Epigenetics & Division of Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 572 Rangos Building/855 Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 139-150 | Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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