Extended molecular dynamics of a c-kit promoter quadruplex
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Stephen Neidle | Jaroslav Koca | Shozeb Haider | Barira Islam | Petr Stadlbauer | Jiri Sponer | Miroslav Krepl | J. Šponer | J. Koča | S. Neidle | M. Krepl | S. Haider | P. Stadlbauer | B. Islam | Miroslav Krepl | Petr Stadlbauer
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