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Mda-7, A Novel Melanoma Differentiation Associated Gene with Promise for Cancer Gene Therapy

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Madireddi, M.T., Su, ZZ., Young, C.S.H., Goldstein, N.I., Fisher, P.B. (2002). Mda-7, A Novel Melanoma Differentiation Associated Gene with Promise for Cancer Gene Therapy. In: Habib, N.A. (eds) Cancer Gene Therapy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 465. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46817-4_22

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