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A novel nine gene signature integrates stemness characteristics associated with prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

XINGHONG YAO^1,2,#, CHENGQUAN LU^3,#, JUNYI SHEN¹, WENLI JIANG¹, YAN QIU¹, YE ZENG^1,*, LIANG LI^1,*

1 Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, School of Medicine of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, China
3 Jinzhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinzhou, 121000, China

* Corresponding Authors: YE ZENG. Email: ; LIANG LI. Email:
# Authors contributed equally