Suppression of Progenitor Differentiation Requires the Long Non-Coding RNA ANCR
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Kun Qu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34767 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Project description:Suppression of progenitor differentiation requires the long noncoding RNA ANCR
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