Microsatellites show mutational bias and heterozygote instability (original) (raw)

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Amos, W., Sawcer, S., Feakes, R. et al. Microsatellites show mutational bias and heterozygote instability.Nat Genet 13, 390–391 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0896-390

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