Loss of PTPRK in hepatocytes reduces steatosis and carcinogen-induced tumour development in obesity
Ao Li, Wadsen St‐Pierre‐Wijckmans, Gayane Hovhannisyan, Tiffany Lai, C. E. Buss, Erick N. Arroba, Rabea Dahili, Leila Hosseinzadeh, Sumeet Pal Singh, Lu Yu, David Oxley, Hayley J. Sharpe, Eduardo Hideo Gilglioni, Esteban N. Gurzov
This study shows that loss of PTPRK in hepatocytes reduces steatosis and tumour development in obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.
bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2026 · PreprintPathology