Are Humanized Mouse Models Useful for Basic Research of Hepatocarcinogenesis through Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection?

Masataka Tsuge
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2020年7月～8月に開催されました、以下の肝炎関連学会（3学会：日本消化器病学会、EASL、日本肝臓学会）にて、PXBマウス及びPXB-cells関連の研究発表がありました。

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