YAP/TAZ-driven cell competition in early MASLD as a tumor-suppressive mechanism.

J Hepatol

Hepatology Laboratory, Solid Tumors Program, CIMA, CCUN, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias de Navarra IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain; CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: July 2025


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