Hepatitis B Viruses: A Triple Threat for Malignant Transformation of Hepatocytes
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The aim of this chapter is to provide a succinct and integrated view of hepadnaviral infections and the broad roles of these viruses in malignant transformation in the liver. This is not an exhaustive review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) molecular biology or the literature, and as such, only selected references are included. Extensive reviews of the subject can be found elsewhere and are referred to in this text (1 –4 ).
