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Non-coding RNAs in polyglutamine disorders: friend or foe?

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Sengupta, S., Ganesh, S. Non-coding RNAs in polyglutamine disorders: friend or foe?. J Biosci 33, 303–306 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-008-0047-2

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