Simvastatin treated Lymphoblastoid Cell lines from Cholesterol and Pharmacogenomics (CAP) Trial
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Lara Mangravite
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36868 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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