Correction to "Origin of Correlations between Local Conformational States of Consecutive Amino-Acid Residues and Their Role in Shaping Protein Structures and in Allostery".
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SUBMITTER: Sikorska C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841556 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
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Correction to "Origin of Correlations between Local Conformational States of Consecutive Amino-Acid Residues and Their Role in Shaping Protein Structures and in Allostery".
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