The Role of HBx-mediated Transcriptional Activitiesand Epigenetic Alterations in Hepatitis B VirusinducedHepatocellular Carcinoma
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1Division of Hepatology and Liver Research, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa. 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa. Received date: 14 Nov 2016; Accepted date: 12 Dec 2016; Published date: 16 Dec 2016.
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