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The Implications of Heterogeneous DNA Methylation for The Accurate Quantification of Methylation

Thomas Mikeska1 Molecular Pathology Research & Development Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 1, A‘Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria8006, Australia;2 The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Ida LM Candiloro1 Molecular Pathology Research & Development Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 1, A‘Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria8006, Australia;2 The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.View further author information
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Alexander Dobrovic1 Molecular Pathology Research & Development Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 1, A‘Beckett Street, Melbourne, Victoria8006, Australia;2 The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 561-573 | Published online: 05 Aug 2010

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