Chromatin methylation: Who's on first?

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Richards, Eric J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0037108457     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01208-3     Document Type: Review

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