Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocarcinogenesis: molecular oncogenic potential of clear or occult infections.

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2010.03.034

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Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocarcinogenesis: molecular oncogenic potential of clear or occult infections.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Aug 2010

De Mitri Maria Stella, Cassini Romina, Bernardi Mauro

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Chronic viral infection is the most important oncogenetic factor, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays an important role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV-related carcinogenesis is a multi-step process, encompassing the combination of different, not mutually exclusive effects...

Topics

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
DNA, Viral
Genome, Viral
Genotype
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Mutation
Neoplasms
Oncogenes
Viral Load
Virus Replication

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