作者: Anne Dejean , Lydie Bougueleret , Karl-Heinz Grzeschik , Pierre Tiollais
DOI: 10.1038/322070A0
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摘要: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is clearly involved in the aetiology of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)1 and finding HBV DNA integration into liver almost all HCCs studied2–7 suggested that these integrated viral sequences may be oncogenesis. Several integrations different HCCs8,9 HCC-derived cell lines10–14 have been analysed after molecular cloning without revealing any obvious role for HBV. From a comparison site present particular HCC8 with corresponding unoccupied non-tumorous tissue same liver, we now report places sequence next to which bears striking resemblance both an oncogene (v-erb-A) supposed DNA-binding domain glucocorticoid receptor oestrogen genes. We suggest this gene, usually silent or transcribed at very low level normal hepatocytes, becomes inappropriately expressed as consequence integration, thus contributing transformation.