DNA hypermethylation encroachment at CpG island borders in cancer is predisposed by H3K4 monomethylation [WGBS_Hs]
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE104789 | GEO | 2019/01/23
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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