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The way cDNA libraries are used for finding genes of interest depends on the overall strategy adopted. Therefore, before exploring the options for cDNA library access, we briefly delineate these strategies and the place of cDNA libraries within them.
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Starkey, M.P., Umrania, Y., Mundy, C.R., Bishop, M.J. (1997). Reference cDNA Library Facilities Available from European Sources. In: Cowell, I.G., Austin, C.A. (eds) cDNA Library Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 69. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-383-X:285
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