Genomic and oncogenic preference of HBV integration in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatitis B infection is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma. Here, the authors characterise viral infection in a cohort of hepatocellular carcinoma patients and find viral integration is more frequent in males than females.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ling-Hao Zhao, Xiao Liu, He-Xin Yan, Wei-Yang Li, Xi Zeng, Yuan Yang, Jie Zhao, Shi-Ping Liu, Xue-Han Zhuang, Chuan Lin, Chen-Jie Qin, Yi Zhao, Ze-Ya Pan, Gang Huang, Hui Liu, Jin Zhang, Ruo-Yu Wang, Yun Yang, Wen Wen, Gui-Shuai Lv, Hui-Lu Zhang, Han Wu, Shuai Huang, Ming-Da Wang, Liang Tang, Hong-Zhi Cao, Ling Wang, Tin-Lap Lee, Hui Jiang, Ye-Xiong Tan, Sheng-Xian Yuan, Guo-Jun Hou, Qi-Fei Tao, Qin-Guo Xu, Xiu-Qing Zhang, Meng-Chao Wu, Xun Xu, Jun Wang, Huan-Ming Yang, Wei-Ping Zhou, Hong-Yang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12992