Oncofetal gene SALL4 in aggressive hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in N Engl J Med on June 13, 2013

Authors

Kol Jia Yong1, Chong Gao, Joline S J Lim, Benedict Yan, Henry Yang, Todor Dimitrov, Akira Kawasaki, Chee Wee Ong, Kwong-Fai Wong, Sanghoon Lee, Sharada Ravikumar, Supriya Srivastava, Xi Tian, Ronnie T Poon, Sheung Tat Fan, John M Luk, Yock Young Dan, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Li Chai, Daniel G Tenen

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, the National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Singapore.

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