A 7 gene signature identifies the risk of developing cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Published in Hepatology on August 01, 2007

Authors

Hongjin Huang1, Mitchell L Shiffman, Scott Friedman, Ramasubbu Venkatesh, Natalie Bzowej, Olivia T Abar, Charles M Rowland, Joseph J Catanese, Diane U Leong, John J Sninsky, Thomas J Layden, Teresa L Wright, Thomas White, Ramsey C Cheung

Author Affiliations

1: Celera Diagnostics, Alameda, CA 94502, USA. hongjin.huang@celeradiagnostics.com

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