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ReviewLiver research (Beijing, China)2025

Hepatitis B virus integration and hepatocarcinogenesis.

Linlin Ma, Shuzhen Chen, Hongyang Wang, Lei Chen

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Review in Liver research (Beijing, China), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Systemic Inflammation and the Persistence of Vaccine-Induced Hepatitis B Immunity in Healthcare Workers.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Linlin MaFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shuzhen ChenNational Center for Liver Cancer, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Hongyang WangFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lei ChenFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is the predominant liver cancer type in Southeast Asia. Approximately 350 million individuals suffer from persistent hepatitis B infection worldwide. HBV promotes HCC development through direct and indirect mechanisms. HBV DNA integrates into the host genome during the initial stages of tumorigenesis, causing insertional mutagenesis of cancer-related genes and genomic instability. Extrachromosomal circular DNA (ecDNA) is formed, which is efficiently amplified in large quantities to express viral genes and host oncogenes. Moreover, virus-associated proteins, such as the regulatory HBV X (HBx) protein and/or the modified preS/S envelope protein, alter the expression of genes associated with multiple functions in host cells. In this review, we summarize the role of the HBx and preS/S proteins in promoting tumorigenesis. In addition to summarizing the specific mechanism of HBV-related tumorigenesis, the concerns and perspectives for future study are discussed.

Indexed as

Extrachromosomal circular DNA (ecDNA)Hepatitis B virus X (HBx) proteinHepatocarcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)Integration

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PMID41112515
PMCPMC12529571

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