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Proposed mechanisms behind persistent risk of HBV-associated HCC. cccDNA—covalently closed circular DNA; pgRNA—pre-genomic RNA; NA—nucleos(t)ide analog; HBx—HBV virus X protein; PBMC—peripheral blood mononuclear cells; NK—natural killer. Created with BioRender.com (accessed 24 January 2024).
