ScRNAseq of freshly dissociated and cultured skin biopsies
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina NovaSeq 6000
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Dominique Paul
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-11509 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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