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Comment
. 2016 Oct 15;214(8):1284-5.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw348. Epub 2016 Aug 8.

Comment on "Gain-of-Function Research and the Relevance to Clinical Practice"

Marc Lipsitch  1
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Comment on "Gain-of-Function Research and the Relevance to Clinical Practice"

Marc Lipsitch. J Infect Dis. .
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    Kilianski A, Nuzzo JB, Modjarrad K. Kilianski A, et al. J Infect Dis. 2016 Oct 15;214(8):1285-6. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw349. Epub 2016 Aug 8. J Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 27503366 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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