Hepatitis B e antigen and its precursors promote the progress of hepatocellular carcinoma by interacting with NUMB and decreasing p53 activity
Dan Liu, Lei Cui, Yuan Wang, Guifang Yang, Jing He, Ruidong Hao, Chengpeng Fan, Mengmeng Qu, Zhepeng Liu, Min Wang, Lang Chen, Hui Li, Deyin Guo – 22 April 2016 – Hepatitis B viral infection is one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Although several viral factors have been identified that may increase the risk for HCC development, the molecular mechanisms leading to the transformation of normal hepatocytes into cancer cells remain elusive.