Different molecular complexes that mediate transcriptional induction and repression by FoxP3
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE102281 | GEO | 2017/08/07
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA397333
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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