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Liver involvement in dyskeratosis congenita—Case series and concise literature review

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  1. Department of Hepatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, India

    Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Vijay Alexander, Santhosh E. Kumar & Ashish Goel

  2. Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, India

    Priya Kuryan

  3. Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, India

    Thomas A. Kodiatte & Rijo Issac

  4. Department of Hematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, India

    Biju George

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Concept and design: Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Vijay Alexander, Santhosh E. Kumar, Ashish Goel. Literature review: Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Ashish Goel. Preparation of manuscript: Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Vijay Alexander, Santhosh E. Kumar, Priya Kuryan, Thomas A. Kodiatte, Rijo Issac, Biju George, Ashish Goel. Critical writing/intellectual content: Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Vijay Alexander, Santhosh E. Kumar, Priya Kuryan, Thomas A. Kodiatte, Rijo Issac, Biju George, Ashish Goel. Review and final approval: Asisha M. Janeela, Kunwar Ashish Singh, Vijay Alexander, Santhosh E. Kumar, Priya Kuryan, Thomas A. Kodiatte, Rijo Issac, Biju George, Ashish Goel.

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Janeela, A.M., Singh, K.A., Alexander, V. et al. Liver involvement in dyskeratosis congenita—Case series and concise literature review. Indian J Gastroenterol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-023-01505-x

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