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The Era of Integrative Genomics: More Data or Better Methods?

Devin C Koestler1 Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS66160, USA. Tel.: +1 913 588 4788View further author information
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Meaghan J Jones2 Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics, Department of Medical Genetics, Child & Family Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 4H4View further author information
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Michael S Kobor2 Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics, Department of Medical Genetics, Child & Family Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 4H4View further author information
Pages 463-467 | Published online: 28 Nov 2014

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