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Research Paper

Epigenome-wide profiling identifies significant differences in DNA methylation between matched-pairs of T- and B-lymphocytes from healthy individuals

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Pages 1188-1197 | Received 10 Jul 2013, Accepted 24 Aug 2013, Published online: 04 Sep 2013

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