Molecular Mechanism of Viral Hepatocarcinogenesis

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Overwhelming lines of epidemiological evidence have indicated that chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the pathogenesis of HCC associated with HBV or HCV, it remains controversial whether these hepatitis viruses play a direct role or merely an indirect role. By virtue of transgenic mice established by...

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