The histone demethylase KDM1A sustains the oncogenic potential of MLL-AF9 leukemia stem cells
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Tim Somervaille
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36348 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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