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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 71-73

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053030071

Gene Therapy of Cancer by Vaccines Carrying Inserted Immunostimulatory Genes

Jan Bubeník

1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received March 2007
Accepted April 2007

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