Article
The characteristic changes in hepatitis B virus x region for hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive analysis based on global data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Li Wenwen, Goto Kaku, Matsubara Yasuo, Ito Sayaka, Muroyama Ryosuke, Li Qiang, Kato Naoya
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Mutations in hepatitis B virus (HBV) X region (HBx) play important roles in hepatocarcinogenesis while the results remain controversial. We sought to clarify potential hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-characteristic mutations in HBx from HBV genotype C-infected patients and the distribu...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cell Transformation, Viral
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Computational Biology
- Databases, Nucleic Acid
- Female
- Genotype
