Distinct and predictive chromatin signatures of transcriptional promoters and enhancers in the human genome

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BiologyChromatinEnhancerPromoterChIA-PETGeneticsNucleosomeHistoneHuman genomeEpigenomicsGenomeComputational biologyDNA methylationGeneTranscription factorGene expression

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 39
Issue: 3
Pages: 311-318
Citations: 3360
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                                    Nathaniel D. Heintzman, 
                                
                                    Rhona Stuart, 
                                
                                    Gary C. Hon
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Distinct and predictive chromatin signatures of transcriptional promoters and enhancers in the human genome. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 39
                            (3)
                            , 311-318.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1966
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng1966