Article
Hepatocarcinogenesis: hepatitis viruses and altered tumor suppressor gene function.
Princess Takamatsu symposia - 1 Jan 1995
Tabor E
Abstract excerpt
Two different processes appear to be involved in the initiation of hepatocarcinogenesis by chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Initiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by chronic HBV infection usually occurs early in life; most patients...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Mutation
