HBV: Genomic Structure, HBVsAg Isolation and innovative Virotherapy Initiation in the Middle East

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Essam M Janahi
Aboul-Ata E Aboul-Ata*
I M El-Kalamawy
Kathleen Hefferon
Amal Mahmoud

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M Janahi, E., E Aboul-Ata, A.-A., El-Kalamawy, I. M., Hefferon, K., & Mahmoud, A. (2017). HBV: Genomic Structure, HBVsAg Isolation and innovative Virotherapy Initiation in the Middle East. Journal of Plant Science and Phytopathology, 1(1), 059–061. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jpsp.1001007
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