Oncofetal Gene SALL4 in Aggressive Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Kol Jia Yong, B.Sc., Chong Gao, M.D., Ph.D., Joline S.J. Lim, M.B., B.S., Benedict Yan, M.B., B.S., Henry Yang, Ph.D., Todor Dimitrov, Ph.D., Akira Kawasaki, M.D., Ph.D., Chee Wee Ong, M.Sc., Kwong-Fai Wong, Ph.D., Sanghoon Lee, Ph.D., Sharada Ravikumar, M.D., Ph.D., Supriya Srivastava, M.D., Xi Tian, B.S., Ronnie T. Poon, M.B., B.S., Ph.D., Sheung Tat Fan, M.D., D.Sc., John M. Luk, D.Med.Sc., Yock Young Dan, M.B., B.S., Ph.D., Manuel Salto-Tellez, M.D., Li Chai, M.D., and Daniel G. Tenen, M.D.
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