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Research Paper

Rapid and scalable detection of synthetic mRNA byproducts using polynucleotide phosphorylase and polythymidine oligonucleotides

Francis CombesDepartment of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thanh-Huong BuiDepartment of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Frida J. PetterssonDepartment of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Sjoerd HakDepartment of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
Pages 1-8 | Accepted 28 May 2024, Published online: 05 Jun 2024

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