Hepatitis B and C Viruses and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Chronic liver disease is responsible for over 1.4 million deaths annually  [1] and is characterized by permanent inflammatory processes that predispose to liver cancer and in particular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In healthy liver, inflammatory processes stimulate growth and repair and restore n...

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Main Author: Birke Bartosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/2/8/1504/