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Hepatitis C virus discovery, cure and protection /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Basic molecular virology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) -- Introduction to hepatitis viruses and HCV induced disease -- A timeline of HCV -- HCV structure -- Treatment of HCV -- HCV persistence and vaccine potential -- Mechanisms that restrict HCV tropism to human livers.…”
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Hepatitis C virus discovery, cure and protection /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Basic molecular virology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) -- Introduction to hepatitis viruses and HCV induced disease -- A timeline of HCV -- HCV structure -- Treatment of HCV -- HCV persistence and vaccine potential -- Mechanisms that restrict HCV tropism to human livers.…”
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The management of chronic liver disease, including transplantation 1

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Management of common complications associated with end stage liver disease -- Evaluation and management of ascites -- Evaluation and management of variceal bleeding -- Diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy -- Preparation for evaluation and listing for liver transplantation.…”
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The management of chronic liver disease, including transplantation 1

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Management of common complications associated with end stage liver disease -- Evaluation and management of ascites -- Evaluation and management of variceal bleeding -- Diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy -- Preparation for evaluation and listing for liver transplantation.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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Immune-mediated liver disease

Table of Contents: “…IBD+PSC -- Causes of death in PSC patients -- Treatment for PSC with Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Why medical therapy fails in PSC -- Recurrent Autoimmune after liver transplant -- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) -- PBC- physical presentation -- Typical presentation of PBC in 2009 -- Liver transplant in PBC compared to PSC -- Longterm survival in early PBC -- Survival in PBC +/- Biochemical response to Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Survival according to portal/hepatic venous gradient score -- PBC: natural history -- Treatment response and histological change in PBC -- Complications of PBC -- PBC: the drive and the trigger -- PBC cases in first degree relatives -- PBC: genome wide analysis -- The genetic web of autoimmunity.…”
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Immune-mediated liver disease

Table of Contents: “…IBD+PSC -- Causes of death in PSC patients -- Treatment for PSC with Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Why medical therapy fails in PSC -- Recurrent Autoimmune after liver transplant -- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) -- PBC- physical presentation -- Typical presentation of PBC in 2009 -- Liver transplant in PBC compared to PSC -- Longterm survival in early PBC -- Survival in PBC +/- Biochemical response to Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Survival according to portal/hepatic venous gradient score -- PBC: natural history -- Treatment response and histological change in PBC -- Complications of PBC -- PBC: the drive and the trigger -- PBC cases in first degree relatives -- PBC: genome wide analysis -- The genetic web of autoimmunity.…”
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Immune-mediated liver disease

Table of Contents: “…IBD+PSC -- Causes of death in PSC patients -- Treatment for PSC with Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Why medical therapy fails in PSC -- Recurrent Autoimmune after liver transplant -- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) -- PBC- physical presentation -- Typical presentation of PBC in 2009 -- Liver transplant in PBC compared to PSC -- Longterm survival in early PBC -- Survival in PBC +/- Biochemical response to Ursodeoxycholic acid -- Survival according to portal/hepatic venous gradient score -- PBC: natural history -- Treatment response and histological change in PBC -- Complications of PBC -- PBC: the drive and the trigger -- PBC cases in first degree relatives -- PBC: genome wide analysis -- The genetic web of autoimmunity.…”
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