STUDY OF THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS
IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Kiprijanovska S1, Sukarova-Stefanovska E1, Noveski P1,
Chalovska V2, Polenakovic M1, Plaseska-Karanfilska D1,*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska, Research Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology “Georgi D. Efremov”, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Krste
Misirkov 2, Skopje 1000, Republic of Macedonia; Tel: +389(0)2 3235410; Fax: +389 (0)2 3115434; E-mail:
dijana@manu.edu.mk
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