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HBV induced HCC: major risk factors from genetic to molecular level.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Ayub Ambreen, Ashfaq Usman Ali, Haque Asma
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly and emerging disease leading to death in Asian countries. High hepatitis B virus (HBV) load and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection increase the risk of developing HCC. HBV is a DNA virus that can integrate DNA into host genome thereby increase the yield of transactivator protein HBxAg that may deregulate many pathways involving in metabolism of cells. Several monogenic...
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