Is hepatitis C virus carcinogenic

Volume: 142, Issue: 6, Pages: 1274 - 1278
Published: May 1, 2012
Abstract
Although infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma, the mechanisms by which it results in carcinogenesis remain a subject of debate. Here, we explore the possibility that HCV replication impairs cellular DNA damage responses, thereby promoting instability of the infected host cell genome, and that HCV exerts a direct cancer-promoting effect in addition to eliciting immune-mediated inflammation...
Paper Details
Title
Is hepatitis C virus carcinogenic
Published Date
May 1, 2012
Volume
142
Issue
6
Pages
1274 - 1278
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