Article
Hepatitis B virus X gene and hepatocarcinogenesis.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2011
Ng Sue-Ann, Lee Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been identified as a major risk factor in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is one of the most common cancers worldwide. The pathogenesis of HBV-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis is, however, incompletely understood. Evidence suggests that the HBV X protein (HBx) plays a crucial role in HCC development. HBx is a multifunctional regulator that modulates transcription,...
Topics
- Apoptosis
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- DNA Repair
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Trans-Activators
- Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
