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Editorial
. 2023;15(4):1018-1019.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.12.018. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

FAP: Not Just a Biomarker but Druggable Target in Liver Fibrosis

Jieun Kim  1 , Ekihiro Seki  2
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Editorial

FAP: Not Just a Biomarker but Druggable Target in Liver Fibrosis

Jieun Kim et al. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023.
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