Yumo, Habakkuk Azinyui http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-0964
Kuaban, Christopher
Ajeh, Rogers Awoh
Nji, Akindeh Mbuh
Nash, Denis
Kathryn, Anastos
Beissner, Marcus
Loescher, Thomas
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (U01 AI096299)
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
Article History
Received: 25 January 2018
Accepted: 4 September 2018
First Online: 25 September 2018
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