Human cancer viruses
Subtitle: principles of transformation and pathogenesis
By: volume editors, John Nicholas, Kuan-Teh Jeang, T.-C. Wu.
Contributors: Nicholas, John, 1962-; Jeang, Kuan-Teh.; Wu, T.-C.
Series: Translational research in biomedicine -- v.1
Publisher: Karger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basel; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9783805585767
Subjects: Viral carcinogenesis; Oncogenic viruses; Viral cell transformation; Oncogenic Viruses; Tumor Virus Infections
Description: "This book provides an up-to-date overview of the 6 major viruses that cause human cancers, with respect to their molecular biology and epidemiology and to clinical aspects of disease, therapy and prevention. Contributed by over a dozen internationally renowned scientists, the chapters are comprehensively written and illustrated. The book is suitable for advanced students, postdoctoral researchers, scientists and clinicians who wish to understand the mechanisms leading to cellular transformation and oncogenesis by these viruses as a basis for the development of specific therapeutic and antiviral treatments."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection; title: / Gillison, M.L; title: Molecular pathogenesis of the human papillomavirus / Mao, C.-P., Wu, T.-C; title: Human papillomavirus vaccines / Roden, R., Hung, C.-F., Monie, A., Wu, T.-C; title: Hepatitis C virus genetics and the discovery of mechanism based inhibitors of the Ns3/4A protease and NS5B polymerase / LaFemina, R.L; title: Role of the hepatitis B virus in hepatocellular carcinoma / Toh, S.-T., Lee, C.G; title: Carcinogenesis induced by hepatitis B virus / Cougot, D., Buendia, M.-A., Neuveut, C; title: Disease and pathogenesis associated with Epstein-Barr virus / Ambinder, R.F; title: The biology and molecular biology underlying Epstein-Barr virus oncogenesis / Martin, H.J., Hayward, S.D; title: Kaposi-sarcoma-associated herpesvirus clinical diseases and viral pathogenesis / Damania, B., Dittmer, D.P.; title: Molecular biology of human herpesvirus 8 neoplasia / Chaudhary, P.M., Nicholas, J; title: Human cancer viruses. Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 and 2: mechanisms of pathogenesis / Arnold, J., Green, P.L; title: Chromosomal instability and human T cell leukemia virus 1 transformation / Chi, Y.-H., Jeang, K.-T.