Structural basis for DNMT3A-mediated de novo DNA methylation
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE99391 | GEO | 2018/01/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA388375
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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