Natural antisense transcripts as therapeutic targets

Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages e119-e125

  Halley, Paul ^a   Khorkova, Olga ^b   Wahlestedt, Claes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OPKO Health Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84877100677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17406773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddstr.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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