Genome-wide enhancer-gene regulatory maps link causal variants to target genes underlying human colorectal cancer risk [RNA-seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE222769 | GEO | 2023/01/17
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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