The telomerase reverse transcriptase: components and regulation
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Regulation of the Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Subunit through Epigenetic Mechanisms
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عنوان ژورنال: Genes & Development
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0890-9369
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.8.1073