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Research Article

Characterization of the DNA Methylome and its Interindividual Variation in Human Peripheral Blood Monocytes

Hui Shen1 Center for Bioinformatics & Genomics, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, USA.;2 School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO64108, USAView further author information
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Chuan Qiu1 Center for Bioinformatics & Genomics, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, USA.;2 School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO64108, USAView further author information
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Jian Li1 Center for Bioinformatics & Genomics, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, USA.;2 School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO64108, USAView further author information
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Qing Tian1 Center for Bioinformatics & Genomics, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, USA.;2 School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO64108, USAView further author information
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Hong-Wen Deng1 Center for Bioinformatics & Genomics, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA70112, USA.;2 School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO64108, USA;3 Center of System Biomedical Sciences, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai200093, China.;4 College of Life Sciences & Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing100044, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 255-269 | Published online: 11 Jun 2013

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