Study on the Safety of Firefly Luciferase in Human as a Transient Reporter Gene of Oncolytic Virotherapy
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Hong, Young Mi
(Liver Center, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Yoon, Woong Hee (Bionoxx Inc.) Lee, You Ra (Bionoxx Inc.) Kim, Soo Ji (Bionoxx Inc.) Ngabire, Daniel (Bionoxx Inc.) Narayanasamy, Badrinath (Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Ornella, Mefotse Saha Cyrelle (Medical Research Center, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, Myunghee (Bionoxx Inc.) Cho, Euna (Bionoxx Inc.) Lee, Bora (Bionoxx Inc.) Hwang, Tae-Ho (Liver Center, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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