Long Terminal Repeats of Human Endogenous Retrovirus H Family Provide Alternative Polyadenylation Signals to NADSYN1 Gene

Sin, Ho-Su;Huh, Jae-Won;Kim, Woo-Yeon;Kim, Dae-Soo;Ahn, Kung;Ha, Hong-Seok;Kim, Heui-Soo

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