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Frequency and pathogenesis of central liver nodules in Alagille syndrome patients

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  1. Liver Research Unit, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Louis Libbrecht & David Cassiman

  2. Department of Pathology, University Hospital Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium

    Louis Libbrecht

  3. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Metabolic Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    David Cassiman

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Libbrecht, L., Cassiman, D. Frequency and pathogenesis of central liver nodules in Alagille syndrome patients. Pediatr Radiol 47, 1023–1024 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3880-3

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