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Hepatitis B and D Protocols
. Ed(S): Hamatake, Robert K.; Lau, Johnson Y. N.
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Description for Hepatitis B and D Protocols
Hardback. This title discusses the significant worldwide health burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV). It reviews research techniques used in the study of HBV and HDV and provides detailed descriptions of techniques that can be easily reproduced. Editor(s): Hamatake, Robert K.; Lau, Johnson Y. N. Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine. Num Pages: 376 pages, 109 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 725.
Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, there are still 400 million people, worldwide who are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). For them, the vaccine, as currently applied, has no value. Given the possible consequences of HBV infection, the number of those chronically infected with HBV presents an enormous public health challenge. For example, the major etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is chronic infection with HBV. Although fifth in cancer incidence, worldwide, HCC/liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death. The high mortality as- ciated with HCC arises because the disease is often detected late and ... Read more
Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, there are still 400 million people, worldwide who are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). For them, the vaccine, as currently applied, has no value. Given the possible consequences of HBV infection, the number of those chronically infected with HBV presents an enormous public health challenge. For example, the major etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is chronic infection with HBV. Although fifth in cancer incidence, worldwide, HCC/liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death. The high mortality as- ciated with HCC arises because the disease is often detected late and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Methods in Molecular Medicine
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781588291059
SKU
V9781588291059
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Reviews for Hepatitis B and D Protocols
From the reviews: "Both volumes provide an excellent reference for background information and detailed experimental investigations for both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D. A major attribute of the volumes is that as they cover a wide range of subjects, the reader has the opportunity to access information they would not normally encounter. Volumes 1 and 2 are an ... Read more