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Drug Evaluation

Etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb gene therapy for patients with hemophilia B (congenital factor IX deficiency)

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Pages 1173-1184 | Received 23 Aug 2023, Accepted 07 Nov 2023, Published online: 23 Nov 2023

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