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World J Hepatol. Dec 28, 2017; 9(36): 1305-1314
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1305
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1305
Molecular basis of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by hepatitis C virus infection
Mohammad Irshad, Priyanka Gupta, Khushboo Irshad, Clinical Biochemistry Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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Correspondence to: Mohammad Irshad, Professor, Clinical Biochemistry Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. drirshad54@yahoo.com
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Received: October 9, 2017
Peer-review started: October 10, 2017
First decision: November 7, 2017
Revised: November 8, 2017
Accepted: December 5, 2017
Article in press: December 6, 2017
Published online: December 28, 2017
Peer-review started: October 10, 2017
First decision: November 7, 2017
Revised: November 8, 2017
Accepted: December 5, 2017
Article in press: December 6, 2017
Published online: December 28, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancer occurring in human population all over the world. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered as a major cause of producing HCC in developed countries. HCV infection induces chronic inflammation in liver, which initiates several changes including production of oxidative stress, steatosis, progressive fibrosis, cirrhosis and finally HCC. HCV related proteins also interact directly with cellular proteins at various steps of cell signaling disturbing cell cycle and regeneration process. HCC is supposed, now a days, to be the foremost indication for liver transplant.