Depletion of H3K36me2 recapitulates epigenomic and phenotypic changes induced by the H3.3K36M oncohistone mutation
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE160266 | GEO | 2021/02/23
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Depletion of H3K36me2 recapitulates epigenomic and phenotypic changes induced by the H3.3K36M oncohistone mutation
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