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 nf-core/hic was originally written by Nicolas Servant.
 
+## Citation
+
 If you use nf-core/hic for your analysis, please cite it using the following
 doi: [10.5281/zenodo.2669513](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2669513)