Alu elements

Genomic Disorders: The Genomic Basis of Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 21-34

  Deininger, Prescott ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-039-3_2     Document Type: Chapter

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