OCT4B expression in PBMNCs suggests the existence of an alternative OCT4 promoter
Spyros I. Papamichos
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Regional Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 56403, Greece
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Laboratory of Molecular Biology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Regional Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 56403, Greece
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Vassiliki Kotoula
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, University Campus, Thessaloniki 54006, GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorSpyros I. Papamichos
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Regional Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 56403, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorAlexandros F. Lambropoulos
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Regional Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 56403, Greece
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Vassiliki Kotoula
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, University Campus, Thessaloniki 54006, GreeceSearch for more papers by this author
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