CpG islands recruit a histone H3 lysine 36 demethylase
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE21202 | GEO | 2010/04/27
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA126285
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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