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Gene gun and other non-viral approaches for cancer gene therapy

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  1. Department Cancer Gene Therapy, Agracetus Inc., 8520 University Green, Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562, USA

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Yang, NS., Sun, W. Gene gun and other non-viral approaches for cancer gene therapy. Nat Med 1, 481–483 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0595-481

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