Genetic disruption of Ctcf destabilizes DNA methylation
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Matt Teater
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48975 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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