Circulating microRNAs, miR-939, miR-595, miR-519d and miR-494, identify cirrhotic patients with HCC
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Manuela Ferracin
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-3895 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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