Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Cancer Stem Cells

Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Cancer Stem Cells

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathogenesis. Despite the availability of a HBV vaccine, current treatments for HCC are inadequate. Globally, 257 million people are chronic HBV carriers, and children born from HBV-infected mothers become chronic...

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Main Authors: Saravana Kumar Kailasam Mani, Ourania Andrisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
hepatic Cancer Stem Cells (hCSCs)
Epigenetics
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2)
Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM)
pluripotency genes
p68/DDX5 RNA helicase
Hox transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/3/137

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