Genome-wide methylation analysis and gene expression profiling identifies genes silenced in non-seminoma cell lines
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Paul Scotting
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-65028 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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