Epigenetic regulation of MYC modulates glioblastoma tumorigenicity
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Olivier Harismendy
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-56316 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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