Telomeres: The molecular events driving end-to-end fusions

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Bertuch, Alison A ^a  

^a Section of Hematology Oncology   (United States)

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EID: 0037195273     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01252-6     Document Type: Review

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