Nuclear Expression of Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Is Associated with Recurrence of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinomas: Role of Viral Protein in Tumor Recurrence

• Main Authors: Jing Jin (Author), Hae Yoen Jung (Author), Kyu Ho Lee (Author), Nam-Joon Yi (Author), Kyung-Suk Suh (Author), Ja-June Jang (Author), Kyoung-Bun Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays well-known roles in tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in infected patients. However, HBV-associated protein status in tumor tissues and the relevance to tumor behavior has not been reported. Our study aimed to examine the expression of HBV-asso...