Wedging out DNA damage.
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SUBMITTER: Scharer OD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2745198 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
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Wedging out DNA damage.
Schärer Orlando D OD Campbell Arthur J AJ
Nature structural & molecular biology 20090201 2
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