Oligomeric ring structure of the Bloom's syndrome helicase

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 597-600

  Karow, Julia K ^a   Newman, Richard H ^b   Freemont, Paul S ^b   Hickson, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033519722     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80264-4     Document Type: Article

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