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. 2013 Oct 15;208(8):1350-1.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit330. Epub 2013 Jul 21.

Correlating cell line studies with tissue distribution of DPP4/TMPRSS2 and human biological samples may better define the viral tropism of MERS-CoV

Melvin Khee-Shing Leow  1
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Correlating cell line studies with tissue distribution of DPP4/TMPRSS2 and human biological samples may better define the viral tropism of MERS-CoV

Melvin Khee-Shing Leow. J Infect Dis. .
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    Chan JF, Chan KH, Yuen KY. Chan JF, et al. J Infect Dis. 2013 Oct 15;208(8):1351-2. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit328. Epub 2013 Jul 21. J Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 23878323 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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