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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Two Highly Endemic Metropolises of Iran, Application of Fta Cards for Dna Extraction From Giemsa-Stained Slides

Homa Hajjaran

Homa Hajjaran

Professor of Medical Parasitology

Department Medical Parasitology and Mycology

School of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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