Although it is not exactly understood how HBV induces HCC, with the development of molecular virology, the relationship between HCC and HBV X gene (HBx), and its protein pX was more and more revealed.

• 虽然HBV的确切致癌机制尚未完全阐明，但随着分子病毒学的研究进展，人们对HBVX基因(HBx)及其产物X蛋白(pX)与HCC之间的关系已有了多方面，多层次的了解，积累了大量研究资料。