Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks?
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Allshire, R. C., & Karpen, G. H. (2008). Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks? Nature Reviews Genetics, 9(12), 923–937.

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  1. Robin C. Allshire (first)
  2. Gary H. Karpen (additional)
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@article{Allshire_2008, title={Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks?}, volume={9}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2466}, DOI={10.1038/nrg2466}, number={12}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Allshire, Robin C. and Karpen, Gary H.}, year={2008}, month=dec, pages={923–937} }