Links between human LINE-1 retrotransposons and hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 80% of liver cancers, the third most frequent cause of cancer mortality. The most prevalent risk factors for HCC are infections by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Findings suggest that hepatitis virus-related HCC might be a cancer in which...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Chemistry
Main Author:	Tomoyuki eHonda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Subjects:	Hepatocellular Carcinoma L1 retrotransposon hepatitis C virus (HCV) Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2016.00021/full