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Hbx Protein Hepatitis B

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HBx Protein

apparently gets incorporated into the host genome (which we know)… this then codes for a protein called “HbX”… HBx is a transcriptional factor that interferes with p53 (which is a tumor suppressor gene). This is how, predisposes to Hepatocellular carcinoma

tags: gi - liver - cancer