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ReviewVirulence2024

Epigenetic modification of hepatitis B virus infection and related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Yaqin Zhang, Weihua Cao, Shiyu Wang, Lu Zhang, Xinxin Li, Ziyu Zhang, Yao Xie, Minghui Li

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Review in Virulence, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  19. Oncogenic viruses rewire the epigenome in human cancer.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yaqin ZhangDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Weihua CaoDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shiyu WangDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lu ZhangDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xinxin LiDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ziyu ZhangDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yao XieDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4108-7037
Minghui LiDepartment of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3233-5473

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a challenge to global public health. Persistent liver infection with HBV is associated with an increased risk of developing severe liver disease. The complex interaction between the virus and the host is the reason for the persistent presence of HBV and the risk of tumor development. Chronic liver inflammation, integration of viral genome with host genome, expression of HBx protein, and viral genotype are all key participants in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Epigenetic regulation in HBV-associated HCC involves complex interactions of molecular mechanisms that control gene expression and function without altering the underlying DNA sequence. These epigenetic modifications can significantly affect the onset and progression of HCC. This review summarizes recent research on the epigenetic regulation of HBV persistent infection and HBV-HCC development, including DNA methylation, histone modification, RNA modification, non-coding RNA, etc. Enhanced knowledge of these mechanisms will offer fresh perspectives and potential targets for intervention tactics in HBV-HCC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularEpigenesis, GeneticHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis B virusLiver NeoplasmsDNA MethylationHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansepigenetic modificationHBVHCCHepatitis B virushepatocellular carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID39460469
PMCPMC11583590

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