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Optimization of non-viral gene transfer to human primary retinal pigment epithelial cells

Khaled Abul-Hassan University Department of Ophthalmology, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK; Cell and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Richard Walmsley University Department of Ophthalmology, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK; Cell and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Mike Boulton University Department of Ophthalmology, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK; Cell and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Pages 361-366 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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