'Since the first edition of Hepatitis C Virus appeared in 1994, a substantial amount of new research data has been published. This second edition covers almost all aspects of current HCV research, reflecting the wide range of knowledge gathered since the genome of HCV was identified in 1989. For the new edition all the chapters have been carefully updated and some have been completely rewritten. New chapters focussing on the molecular characterization of HCV, the immunopathogenesis of HCV infection and the liver histology of hepatitis C have been added. Clinicians including hepatologists, gastroenterologists, internists and pediatricians, but also pathologists, virologists, specialists in transfusion medicine and epidemiologists will appreciate this well-edited book.
Preface to the 1st Edition VII(2) Preface to the 2nd Edition IX 1 Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus 1(37) Reed, K.E. Rice, C.M. (St. Louis, Mo.) Variability of the Hepatitis C Virus Genome 38(26) Simmonds, P. (Edinburgh) Development of Screening and Confirmation Tests for Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus 64(12) Courouce, A.-M. (Paris) Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA: Application to Diagnostics and Research 76(26) Damen, M. Cuypers, H.T.M. (Amsterdam) The Clinical Picture of Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C 102(17) Esteban, J.I. Cordaba, J. Sauleda, S. (Barcelona) Liver Histology in Hepatitis C 119(16) Bronkhorst, C.M. ten Kate, F.J.W. (Amsterdam) Immunopathogenesis of HCV Infection 135(17) Diepolder, H.M. Hoffmann, R.M. Gerlach, J.-T. Zachoval, R. Jung, M.-C. Pape, G.R. (Munich) Autoimmune Hepatitis and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Lohse, A.W. Gerken, G. Meyer zum Buschenfelde, K.-H. (Mainz) Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma 161(20) Kiyosawa, K. Tanaka, E. Sodeyama, T. (Matsumoto) Hepatitis C Treatment 181(27) Damen, M. (Amsterdam) Bresters, D. (Utrecht) Hepatitis C Virus: Epidemiology, Transmission and Prevention 208(29) van der Poel, C.L. (Utrecht) Ebeling, F. (Helsinki) Impacts of Blood Screening on the Incidence of Posttransfusion Hepatities C in Japan 237(13) Yoshizawa, H. (Hiroshima) Watanabe, J. (Tokyo) Biological and Immunological Aspects of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chimpanzees 250(17) Prince, A.M. (New York, N.Y.) Brotman, B. (Robertsfield) Subject Index 267
