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Hepatitis B virus X protein-mediated upregulation of miR-221 activates the CXCL12-CXCR4 axis to promote NKT cells in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

YUE CAO, LIN HU, YISHU TANG^*

Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China

* Corresponding Author: YISHU TANG. Email: