Somatic Mutations in Liver Disease: Adaptation Without Carcinogenesis?

Irun Bhan^{1

2}, David T Ting²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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Irun Bhan et al. Hepatology. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;71(6):2162-2163.

doi: 10.1002/hep.31169.

Irun Bhan^{1

2}, David T Ting²

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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