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Hepatitis B virus pre-S2 mutant large surface protein inhibits DNA double-strand break repair and leads to genome instability in hepatocarcinogenesis.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jul 2015
Hsieh Yi-Hsuan, Chang Yu-Ying, Su Ih-Jen, Yen Chia-Jui, Liu Yi-Ru, Liu Ren-Jei, Hsieh Wen-Chuan, Tsai Hung-Wen, Wang Lily Hui-Ching, Huang Wenya
Abstract excerpt
Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been established to cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the exact mechanism remains to be clarified. Type II ground glass hepatocytes (GGHs) harbouring the HBV pre-S2 mutant large surface protein (LHBS) have been recognized as a morphologically distinct hallmark of HCC in the advanced stages of chronic HBV infection. Considering its preneoplastic nature, we hypothesized that...
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