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Comparison of the human and murine ATRX gene identifies highly conserved, functionally important domains

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Picketts, D.J., Tastan, A.O., Higgs, D.R. et al. Comparison of the human and murine ATRX gene identifies highly conserved, functionally important domains. Mammalian Genome 9, 400–403 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900781

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