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Research Article

Induction of Hepatic Metabolic Functions by a Novel Variant of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4γ

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Article: e00213-18 | Received 05 May 2018, Accepted 04 Sep 2018, Published online: 03 Mar 2023

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