A theoretical model of chromatin packing heterogeneity predicts patterns in gene expression and can be used to screen for effective chemotherapeutic adjuvants.
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Zidovska, A. Repacking chromatin for therapy. Nat Biomed Eng 1, 858–859 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-017-0161-2
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