Hepatitis B virus and liver disease /
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of HBV infection and liver disease. It discusses new data on basic and translational medicine, including the viral life cycle, the immunopathogenesis of virus-induced chronic hepatitis, viral and host genetic factors affecting disease progr...
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of HBV infection and liver disease. It discusses new data on basic and translational medicine, including the viral life cycle, the immunopathogenesis of virus-induced chronic hepatitis, viral and host genetic factors affecting disease progression, and the mechaUnmet Needs in Basic Research: In Vitro and In Vivo Models Chayama, Kazuaki, M.D., Ph.D. (et al.)nism of virus-induced hepatocarcinogenesis, as well as their potential applications in daily clinical practice. The clinical aspects of chronic HBV infection are examined in chapte |
Carrier Form: | xvii, 360 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), forms ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9789811352454 (paperback) : 9811352453 (paperback) 9789811048425 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9811048428 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9789811048432 (eBook) 9811048436 (eBook) |
Index Number: | RC848 |
CLC: | R512.6 |
Call Number: | R512.6/H529-18 |
Contents: |
Molecular Virology and Life Cycle / Unmet Needs in Basic Research: In Vitro and In Vivo Models / Immunopathogenesis of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection / Epidemiology and Natural History of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection / Hepatitis B Vaccines / Viral Factors Affecting Disease Progression / Hepatitis B Virus Genotype and Mutations Related to Clinical Outcom |