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One of the intriguing properties of these materials in a single phase state is a giant magnetoresistance. Here we report the remarkable results about the magnetoresistive properties of epitaxial films of Ni<jats:sub>52.3<\/jats:sub>Mn<jats:sub>26.8<\/jats:sub>Ga<jats:sub>20.9<\/jats:sub> magnetic shape memory alloy in the temperature range of 100\u2013370\u2009K, well below the martensitic transformation temperature. 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