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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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LIVER CANCER
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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ProSciento and OWL Metabolomics are partnering to find eligible participants for clinical trials for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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Results from a mouse study of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were promising for Viking Therapeutics' oral therapy VK2809, now also in a Phase 2 trial.
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