Article
X region mutations of hepatitis B virus related to clinical severity.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jun 2016
Kim Hong, Lee Seoung-Ae, Kim Bum-Joon
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health problem, with more than 240 million people chronically infected worldwide and potentially 650000 deaths per year due to advanced liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV-X protein (HBx) contributes to the biology and pathogenesis of HBV via stimulating virus replication or altering host gene expression related...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Severity of Illness Index
- Trans-Activators
- Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
- Virus Replication
