ECHO: a nanopore sequencing-based workflow for (epi)genetic profiling of the human repeatome
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Authors
- Leena Putzeys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5363-7764)
- Athina Vidaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-245X)
- Brando Poggiali
- Jeppe Dyrberg Andersen
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioinformatics
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btag648
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum