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Proangiogenic factors in the development of HCC in alcoholic cirrhosis.
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2015
Machado Mariana V, Cortez-Pinto Helena
Abstract excerpt
Alcoholic liver disease, the most common cause of liver cirrhosis, is associated with an increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. Angiogenic factors have been implicated in pathophysiology of cirrhosis, and of hepatocellular carcinoma, and in particular of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, due to alcohol induced hypoxia associated with increased hepatic oxygen consumption. In one study, it was found that among...
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