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Hepatoma-derived integrated HBV DNA causes multi-stage transformation in vitro.
Oncogene - 18 Apr 1996
Luber B, Arnold N, Stürzl M, Höhne M, Schirmacher P, Lauer U, Wienberg J, Hofschneider P H, Kekulé A S
Abstract excerpt
The hepatoma-derived hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA insert HU-a has recently been shown to contain two viral transactivator genes, X and preS2 /S. We report here that HU-a induces malignant transformation after stable transfection of the fetal mouse hepatocyte line FMH202, as indicated by soft agar growth and nude mouse tumorigenicity. Transfections with HU-a subclones, containing the X gene of the preS2 /S gene...
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