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Special Report

The Regulation of Mammalian mRNA Transcription by lncRNAs: Recent Discoveries and Current Concepts

Jennifer F Kugel1 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO80309-0596, USAView further author information
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James A Goodrich1 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Colorado, 596 UCB, Boulder, CO80309-0596, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 95-102 | Published online: 15 Feb 2013

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