Circular RNA in Liver: Health and Diseases

Meiyi Song1, Lu Xia1, Mengxue Sun1

  • 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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