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Peptide–displaying phages for targeted gene delivery?

Nature Medicine volume 2, pages 276–277 (1996)Cite this article

Phage libraries are a promising source of cell-selective peptides, but their use as gene therapy vectors remains highly speculative (pages 299–305).

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