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+# Deep Learning Genomics Primer
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+This tutorial is a supplement to the manuscript, **A Primer on Deep Learning in Genomics** (*Nature Genetics, 2018*) by James Zou, Mikael Huss, Abubakar Abid, Pejman Mohammadi, Ali Torkamani & Amalio Telentil. [Read the accompanying paper here](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0295-5).
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+See the associated [python notebook](https://github.com/abidlabs/deep-learning-genomics-primer/blob/master/A_Primer_on_Deep_Learning_in_Genomics_Public.ipynb) for the tutorial, or run it right from your browser in a [colab notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/17E4h5aAOioh5DiTo7MZg4hpL6Z_0FyWr#scrollTo=eiiwjw4yhX0P).
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+  If you have any questions or feedback regarding this tutorial, please contact Abubakar Abid <<a12d@stanford.edu>> or James Zou <<jamesz@stanford.edu>>. Please cite using the bibtex below:
+
+```
+@article{zou2018primer,
+  title={A primer on deep learning in genomics},
+  author={Zou, James and Huss, Mikael and Abid, Abubakar and Mohammadi, Pejman and Torkamani, Ali and Telenti, Amalio},
+  journal={Nature genetics},
+  pages={1},
+  year={2018},
+  publisher={Nature Publishing Group}
+}
+```