Editorial on "Transcription factor SPZ1 promotes TWIST-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and oncogenesis in human liver cancer"

Dan J Raz¹

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Editorial

Dan J Raz. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;9(11):4143-4145.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.114.

Dan J Raz¹

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: DJ Raz is a consultant for Cireca.

Transcription factor SPZ1 promotes TWIST-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and oncogenesis in human liver cancer.
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