Sox9 controls self-renewal of oncogene targeted cells and links tumor initiation and invasion [ChIP-Seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE68755 | GEO | 2015/05/13
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA283897
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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