Long Non-Coding RNAs in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Regulation, Functions, and Underlying Mechanisms

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in the world. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and its X gene-encoded protein (HBx) play important roles in the progression of HCC. Although long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) cannot encode proteins, growin...

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Main Authors: Lipeng Qiu, Tao Wang, Xiuquan Xu, Yihang Wu, Qi Tang, Keping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
HBV
HBx
HCC
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/12/2505