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High efficiency liposome-mediated transfection of the tyrosinase gene to cultured cells: A model for the gene therapy of hair color restoration

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  1. AntiCancer Inc., 7917 Ostrow Street, 92111, San Diego, California

    Robert M. Hoffman, Lingna Li & Valeryi Lishko

  2. Laboratory of Cancer Biology Department of Pediatrics, 0609F, University of California, San Diego, 92093, LaJolla, California

    Robert M. Hoffman

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Hoffman, R.M., Li, L. & Lishko, V. High efficiency liposome-mediated transfection of the tyrosinase gene to cultured cells: A model for the gene therapy of hair color restoration. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 30, 135–138 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02631433

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