Article
Hepatocellular carcinoma and the underlying mechanisms.
African health sciences - 1 Mar 2010
Oyagbemi A A, Azeez O I, Saba A B
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma is increasing worldwide as well as the associated risk factors, some of which include exposure to aflatoxin B1, Hepatitis B (HBV) virus and hepatitis C (HCV) virus. Mutation of tumour suppressor gene p53 at codon 249(ser) at exon 7 has been found to contribute significantly to replication of damaged DNA and subsequent tumour progression. The x gene of HBV (HBx) is the...
Topics
- Aflatoxin B1
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA Repair
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Incidence
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Risk Factors
