Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma- New Insights for an Old Topic.

doi:10.2174/1568009616666160926124530

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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 scree...

Topics

Biomarkers, Tumor
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Interferons
Liver Neoplasms
MicroRNAs
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Risk Factors
Viral Load

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