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Editorial
. 2014 Oct;1(4):349-353.
doi: 10.2217/hep.14.18. Epub 2014 Dec 11.

The biological and clinical challenge of liver cancer heterogeneity

Xin Wei Wang  1   1 , Snorri S Thorgeirsson  2   2
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Editorial

The biological and clinical challenge of liver cancer heterogeneity

Xin Wei Wang et al. Hepat Oncol. 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: cholangiocarcinoma; hepatocellular carcinoma; molecular subtype; precision cancer medicine; tumor genomics heterogeneity.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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<b>Figure 1.</b>
Figure 1.. The etiology and features of liver cancer heterogeneity.
<b>Figure 2.</b>
Figure 2.. An integrated systems biology strategy to address tumor heterogeneity and improve outcome for liver cancer patients.
SNP: Single nucleotide polymorphism.
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