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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;8(12):732.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.206.

New era with the genetic assessment for biliary tree cancers beyond the anatomical assessment alone

Hiromitsu Hayashi  1 , Hideo Baba  1
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Editorial

New era with the genetic assessment for biliary tree cancers beyond the anatomical assessment alone

Hiromitsu Hayashi et al. Ann Transl Med. 2020 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.03.206). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Schema of intra- and extrahepatic biliary tree development.
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