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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;12(10):5259-5261.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.04.56.

Seeking the holy grail of markers

Marco Anile  1 , Sara Mantovani  1 , Jacopo Vannucci  1 , Massimiliano Bassi  1 , Daniele Diso  1 , Federico Venuta  1
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Editorial

Seeking the holy grail of markers

Marco Anile et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.04.56). FV serves as the unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Thoracic Disease from Aug 2019 to Jul 2021. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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