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. 1995 Sep 25;23(18):3794–3795. doi: 10.1093/nar/23.18.3794

Modifications of a telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) result in increased reliability, linearity and sensitivity.

W E Wright 1, J W Shay 1, M A Piatyszek 1
PMCID: PMC307284  PMID: 7479015

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