MAFG is a transcriptional repressor of bile acid synthesis and metabolism (ChIP-seq)
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE77529 | GEO | 2016/02/04
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA310736
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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