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The noncoding RNAs: a genomic symphony of transcripts

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Siracusa, L.D., Buchberg, A.M. The noncoding RNAs: a genomic symphony of transcripts. Mamm Genome 19, 449–453 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-008-9151-8

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