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Selective gene therapy for proliferative disorders: Sense and antisense

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Targeting antisense oligonucleotides to c-Raf kinase slows the proliferation of tumor xenografts in mice (pages 668–675).

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  1. Division of Cardiology & Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare e Cellulate, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

    Ciro Indolfi, Massimo Chiariello & Enrico V. Avvedimento

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Indolfi, C., Chiariello, M. & Avvedimento, E. Selective gene therapy for proliferative disorders: Sense and antisense. Nat Med 2, 634–635 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0696-634

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