Genetically modified mouse models for pharmacogenomic research

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Stephen B Liggett1

  • 1University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Room G062, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0564, USA. stephen.liggett@uc.edu

Nature Reviews. Genetics
|September 17, 2004
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