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We thank Amy Leung for excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).
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Sinici, I., Zarghooni, M., Tropak, M.B. et al. Comparison of HCMV IE and EF-1 Promoters for the Stable Expression of β-Subunit of Hexosaminidase in CHO Cell Lines. Biochem Genet 44, 168–175 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-006-9016-3
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