L1-associated genomic regions are deleted in somatic cells of the healthy human brain â RNA-Sequencing
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2500
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Jennifer Erwin
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4830 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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