The Etiological Role of Hepatitis C Virus in Lymphomagenesis

Download or read book The Etiological Role of Hepatitis C Virus in Lymphomagenesis written by Gasztonyi Beata and published by Akademiai Kiads. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acute inflammation of liver in patients (acute hepatitis) can be produced by different chemicals (such as alcohol or drugs) and different viruses. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) was discovered in 1989, which is dominantly transmitted via blood transfusion or intravenous medicine. The etiological role of HCV, which produces acute (hepatitis) and chronic (hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma) liver diseases, has gradually increased throughout the world. The lymphocyte-mediated immunological mechanisms have a key-role in the development of different forms of virus-induced liver diseases. This monograph details the results of studies of the mechanisms of HCV-induced development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in patients. It will be of interest to molecular biologists, virologists, geneticists, internists, pathologists, and experimental and clinical hepatologists.