The oncogenic role of hepatitis delta virus in hepatocellular carcinoma

Summary: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a small defective virus that needs hepatitis B virus (HBV) to replicate and propagate. HDV infection affects 20-40 million people worldwide and pegylated interferon (PegIFN) is the only recommended therapy. There is limited data on the contribution of HDV infe...

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Main Authors: Marc Puigvehí, Carlos Moctezuma-Velázquez, Augusto Villanueva, Josep M. Llovet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:JHEP Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589555919300345