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Study of the Hepatitis C Virus in the Republic of Macedonia

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 15 (2012): Issue Supplement (December 2012)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-012-0022-y | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 67 - 69
Published on: Dec 22, 2012
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Genotyping,
Intravenous (IV) drug users,
HCV therapy,
Oligoadenylate synthetase (OASL) like interferon stimulated gene
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2012 Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska, S Kiprijanovska, E Sukarova-Stefanovska, P Noveski, M Polenakovic, V Chalovska, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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