RNA interference: a promising approach for the treatment of viral hepatitis

Affiliations

Mahsa Motavaf et al. Hepat Mon. 2012 Jan.

. 2012 Jan;12(1):7-8.

doi: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.812. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

¹ Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

No abstract available

Keywords: Hepatitis; Human; RNA; Therapeutic; Viral.

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