RNA-Chromatin Interactome Reveals Enhancer-Promoter Connectivity in 3D Genome
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE82312 | GEO | 2017/08/29
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA324602
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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