CircRNAs open a new era in the study of cardiovascular disease (Review)
- Authors:
- Zhikang Yu
- Qingyan Huang
- Qunji Zhang
- Heming Wu
- Zhixiong Zhong
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Affiliations: Center for Precision Medicine, Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou Academy of Medical Sciences, Meizhou Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat‑sen University, Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China - Published online on: November 18, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2020.4792
- Pages: 49-64
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Copyright: © Yu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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