Targeting of Super-Enhancer-Associated Oncogenic Transcription in MYCN-driven tumor cells by CDK7 inhibition [ChIP-Seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE62725 | GEO | 2014/11/21
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA264969
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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