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Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Franziska van ZijlDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Gudrun ZulehnerDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Michaela PetzDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Doris SchnellerDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Christoph KornauthDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Mara HauDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Georg MachatDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Markus GrubingerDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Heidemarie HuberDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]View further author information
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Wolfgang MikulitsDepartment of Medicine I, Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschke-Gasse 8a, A-1090Vienna, Austria. [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1169-1179 | Published online: 26 Oct 2009

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