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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma- New Insights for an Old Topic.
Current cancer drug targets - 1 Jan 2017
Yan Shi-Yan, Fan Jian-Gao, Qio Liang
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most deadly form of liver cancer. Chronic hepatitis and subsequent liver fibrosis and cirrhosis are the major causes of HCC. HBV infection results not only in HCC but also extra-hepatic cancers. However, the importance and approaches for HCC screening in HBV infected individuals, the risk factors of HCC, the possible mechanisms leading to HCC and the potential...
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