Hepatitis B virus gene mutations and hepatocarcinogenesis.

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.8.4509

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Hepatitis B virus gene mutations and hepatocarcinogenesis.

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013

Liang Tao, Chen En-Qiang, Tang Hong

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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has long been the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, some aspects of the pathogenesis of HBV infection and genesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still inconclusive. An increasing number of...

Topics

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Genes, Viral
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Mutation

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