The epigenomics of cancer.

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Published in Cell on February 23, 2007

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Peter A Jones1, Stephen B Baylin

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1: Department of Urology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. jones_p@ccnt.usc.edu

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