Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is the second cause cancer death in the world. HCC is frequently diagnosed at advanced stages with intrahepatic metstasis or vascular invasion and has a poor prognosis with a high mortali...Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is the second cause cancer death in the world. HCC is frequently diagnosed at advanced stages with intrahepatic metstasis or vascular invasion and has a poor prognosis with a high mortality rate. In the world, hepatitis B virus(HBV) caused over 50% HCC, making it the most common carcinogen after tobacco, and the encoded protein of the HBV X gene(HBx) plays a critical role in the tumorigenesis of HBV-related HCC. There is a lot of literature about the function of HBx. In this article we summary the main function of HBx in HCC.展开更多
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is the second cause cancer death in the world. HCC is frequently diagnosed at advanced stages with intrahepatic metstasis or vascular invasion and has a poor prognosis with a high mortality rate. In the world, hepatitis B virus(HBV) caused over 50% HCC, making it the most common carcinogen after tobacco, and the encoded protein of the HBV X gene(HBx) plays a critical role in the tumorigenesis of HBV-related HCC. There is a lot of literature about the function of HBx. In this article we summary the main function of HBx in HCC.