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Energy transfer primers: A new fluorescence labeling paradigm for DNA sequencing and analysis

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Ju, J., Glazer, A. & Mathies, R. Energy transfer primers: A new fluorescence labeling paradigm for DNA sequencing and analysis. Nat Med 2, 246–249 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0296-246

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