Liver Zonation Disruption Fuels Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chronic Liver Disease
Sue Bin Yang, Federico Di Tullio, Lida Yang, Bruno Cogliati, Désirée Schnidrig, Andrej Benjak, Shamsa Roshan, Joana I. Almeida, Lilian Yanqing Li, Sai Ma, Jan S. Tchorz, Charlotte K.Y. Ng, Tianliang Sun
This study identifies zonation disruption, specifically aberrant β-catenin expansion, as a novel driver of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic liver disease, revealing a distinct human HCC subtype with therapeutic implications.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology