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Title: Ancestral Mutation in Telomerase Causes Defects in Repeat Addition Processivity and Manifests As Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Award ID(s):
0642857
PAR ID:
10025707
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
PLoS Genetics
Volume:
7
Issue:
3
ISSN:
1553-7404
Page Range / eLocation ID:
e1001352
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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