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Liver Cancer-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Core Proteins Shift TGF-Beta Responses from Tumor Suppression to Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and associated liver cirrhosis represent a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. TGF-β is an important driver of liver fibrogenesis and cancer; however, its actual impact in human cancer progression is still poorly kno...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19190755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004355 |