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Epigenomics of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Ivana V Yanga Center for Genes, Environment & Health & the Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA;b University of Colorado Denver, 12700 East 19th Avenue, 8611, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel.: +1 303 724 6499 Fax: +1 303 724 [email protected]
Pages 195-203 | Published online: 27 Mar 2012

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