Genetic factors, viral infection, other factors and liver cancer: An update on current progress

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4953-4960

  Su, Cheng Hao ^a,b   Lin, Yong ^a   Cai, Lin ^b  

^a Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Liver cancer; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; VIROLOGY;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICRORNAS; OBESITY;

EID: 84887586985     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.9.4953     Document Type: Short Survey

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