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We thank M. Abe for technical assistance. This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for the Second Term Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy for Cancer Control from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan, and by the Sagawa Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research.
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Ochiya, T., Takahama, Y., Nagahara, S. et al. New delivery system for plasmid DNA in vivo using atelocollagen as a carrier material: the Minipellet. Nat Med 5, 707–710 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/9560
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