## Abstract The hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) plays an important role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The relationship was examined between HBV antigens and IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) family in development of HCC. The expression levels of HBV antigens (HBsAg, HBcAg, and
Hepatitis B virus X protein upregulates expression of SMYD3 and C-MYC in HepG2 cells
โ Scribed by Lian Yang; Jun He; Libo Chen; Guobin Wang
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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