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Hepatitis B virus in hepatocarcinogenesis
Author(s) -
Feitelson Mark A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199911)181:2<188::aid-jcp2>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatitis b virus , cirrhosis , mechanism (biology) , medicine , virology , virus , hepatitis b , hepatitis virus , immunology , cancer research , bioinformatics , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important etiologic agent of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although the mechanism whereby HBV causes HCC is not fully understood, it is likely that there are many relevant molecular pathways that contribute to the development of HBV‐associated HCC. This review provides an overview of some of these proposed pathways and their relative importance. It also raises questions on basic and translational research that will signficantly contribute to the better understanding of underlying mechanisms, prevention, and treatment of this tumor type. J. Cell. Physiol. 181:188–202, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.