Isolation and characterization of the cDNA encoding human DNA methyltransferase.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on May 11, 1992

Authors

R W Yen1, P M Vertino, B D Nelkin, J J Yu, W el-Deiry, A Cumaraswamy, G G Lennon, B J Trask, P Celano, S B Baylin

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1: Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231.

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