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Review
. 2009 Aug 15;122(Pt 16):2787-91.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.015123.

Mammalian cytosine methylation at a glance

Steen K T Ooi  1 , Anne H O'Donnell, Timothy H Bestor
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Review

Mammalian cytosine methylation at a glance

Steen K T Ooi et al. J Cell Sci. .
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