(PDF) Hepatitis B Virus and Liver Disease Jia-Horng Kao

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Table of Contents

Life cycle and molecular virology.- Unmet needs in basic research: in vitro and in vivo models.- Immunopathogenesis.- Epidemiology and natural history.- Hepatitis B vaccination.- Viral factors and disease progression.- Host genetic factors and disease progression.- Molecular carcinogenesis of HCC.- Interferon therapy and long-term outcomes.- Nucleotide therapy and long-term outcomes.- Combination therapy.- Treatment of patients with HCV, HDV or HIV co-infection.- Management of children and pregnant women.- Management of patients with immunosuppressive therapy.- Towards an HBV cure: discovery of novel agents.- Others: occult HBV infection.