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+# ProteinTurnover
+R-script for proteomics-scale protein turnover calculations and supporting docs
+
+## Hegeman Lab - University of Minnesota Twin-Cities
+This code was developed for use in the Hegeman Lab at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities. If you use this script in your research, please don't forget to site the [publication](http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00772) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00772). Additionally, if there are any questions about how to use this code, feel free to contact the package creator, [Aaron Rendahl](arendahl@stat.umn.edu), and any additional questions can be directed to [Adrian Hegeman](hegem007@umn.edu).