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One, Two, Three: How Histone Methylation is Read

Wolfgang FischleLaboratory of Chromatin Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077Göttingen, Germany. Tel.: +49 551 201 1340 Fax: +49 551 201 [email protected]View further author information
Pages 641-653 | Published online: 18 Dec 2012

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