Viral integration drives multifocal HCC during the occult HBV infection
Abstract Background & Aims Although the prognosis of patients with occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is usually benign, a small portion may undergo cirrhosis and subsequently hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We studied the mechanism of life-long Integration of virus DNA into OBI host...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-019-1273-1 |