Telomerase activated thymidine analogue pro-drug is a new molecule targeting hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in J Hepatol on May 23, 2014

Authors

Mirko Tarocchi1, Simone Polvani1, Anna Julie Peired1, Giada Marroncini1, Massimo Calamante2, Elisabetta Ceni1, Daniela Rhodes3, Tommaso Mello1, Giuseppe Pieraccini4, Alessandro Quattrone5, Claudio Luchinat6, Andrea Galli7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
2: ProtEra S.r.l., University Scientific Campus, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; ICCOM-CNR Florence, Italy.
3: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
4: Mass Spectrometry Centre (CISM), University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
5: Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Centre for Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Italy.
6: Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Giotto Biotech S.r.l., University Scientific Campus, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
7: Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.galli@unifi.it.

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