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Research Article

Localization of Hepatitis C Virus RNA on Human Erythrocytes by RT in situ PCR Technique

G. Lotz
,
F. Szalay
,
G. Firneisz
,
M. Abonyi
,
G. Lengyel
,
L. Telegdy
,
E. Ibrányi
,
B. Nemes
,
F. Kury
,
Z. Schaff
&
S. Simon
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Pages 578-584 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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