Persistent or Transient Human β-cell Dysfunction Induced by Metabolic Stress Associated with Specific Signatures and Shared Gene Expression of Type 2 Diabetes
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE159984 | GEO | 2020/10/24
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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