Hepatitis B virus splicing is enhanced prior to development of hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Bayliss, Julianne; Lim, Lucy; Thompson, Alexander J.V.; Desmond, Paul; Angus, Peter; Locarnini, Stephen; Revill, Peter A.
- Book ID
- 123527141
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 871 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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