Single-cell DNA methylation analysis of epimutations in mouse liver cells.
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Kemal Akman
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-41379 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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