Cancer Letters
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 189-197 , 15 May 2003

Telomere repeat binding factors: keeping the ends in check

  • Jan Karlseder

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Received 26 August 2002 ,Revised 21 October 2002 ,Accepted 21 October 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0304-3835(02)00706-1

Cancer Letters
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 189-197 , 15 May 2003

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