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Structural Organization of Dynamic Chromatin

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Chromatin and Disease

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Hizume, K., Yoshimura, S.H., Kumeta, M., Takeyasu, K. (2007). Structural Organization of Dynamic Chromatin. In: Kundu, T.K., et al. Chromatin and Disease. Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5466-1_1

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