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Title: Research on the Human Proteome Reaches a Major Milestone: >90% of Predicted Human Proteins Now Credibly Detected, According to the HUPO Human Proteome Project
Award ID(s):
1759980
NSF-PAR ID:
10334410
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Proteome Research
Volume:
19
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1535-3893
Page Range / eLocation ID:
4735 to 4746
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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