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HBV core promoter mutations and AKT upregulate S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 to promote postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma progression.
Scientific reports - 25 Oct 2016
Chen Lubiao, Gu Lin, Gu Yurong, Wang Hongbo, Deng Meihai, Stamataki Zania, Oo Ye Htun, Huang Yuehua
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) core promoter (CP) have been shown to be associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The CP region overlaps HBV X gene, which activates AKT to regulate hepatocyte survival. However, the cooperation between these two cascades in HCC progression remains...
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