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Authors
- Yi Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-6664)
- Suyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-6265)
- Jiaoqing Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-0730)
- Quanhong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0916-5644)
- Yichen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7627-015X)
- Lei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-9529)
- Wei Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-1956)
- Siqi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-3823)
- Xiong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3990-1896)
- Xun Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5683-4617)
- Jingru Song
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of TCM (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai (CN)
- CM Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02763-8
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00