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Hepatitis C virus core variants isolated from liver tumor but not from adjacent non-tumor tissue interact with Smad3 and inhibit the TGF-beta pathway.
Oncogene - 8 Sept 2005
Pavio Nicole, Battaglia Serena, Boucreux Delphine, Arnulf Bertrand, Sobesky Rodolphe, Hermine Olivier, Brechot Christian
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major risk factor for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) but the mechanisms underlying HCV-induced carcinogenesis are still poorly understood. We have hypothesized that viral variants, selected during long-term infection, might contribute to cellular transformation. To address this issue, we have investigated the effect of natural HCV core variants isolated from liver tumors (T), or...
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