Histone H3 lysine 4 monomethylation modulates longrange chromatin interactions at enhancers
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE74055 | GEO | 2018/01/09
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA298887
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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