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hepatitis. Inflammation of the liver; usually from a viral infection, but sometimes from toxic agents. Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral hepatitis now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The three most common types of viral hepatitis -- A, B, and C -- afflict over 500,000 people in the U.S. each year, and millions worldwide. Hepatitis B alone ranks as the ninth leading killer in the world. Hepatitis A, an RNA enterovirus, spread by contact with fecal matter or blood, most often through ingestion of contaminated food. Rarely fatal, it cannot be treated except by bed rest for 1 -- 4 weeks, during which time no alcohol should be c...

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  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Grade and Iron Homeostasis

    Homo sapiens Homo sapiens | RNA Expression   RNA Expression

    To improve the clinical management of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by accurate identification, at diagnosis, of patients at risk of recurrence after primary treatment for HCC

    Authors: Suk Mei Wang, London Lucien P J Ooi, Kam M Hui

    Organization: Bek Chai Heah Laboratory of Cancer Genom…

  • Genome wide molecular profiles of HCV-induced dysplasia and hepatocellular carcinoma

    Homo sapiens Homo sapiens | RNA Expression   RNA Expression

    Gene expression profiles of 75 tissue samples were analyzed representing the stepwise carcinogenic process from pre-neoplastic lesions (cirrhosis and dysplasia) to HCC, including four neoplastic stages (very early HCC to metastatic tumors) from patients with HCV infection. Gene signatures that accur…

    Authors: Wurmbach E, Chen Y, Khitrov G et al.

    Organization: Mount Sinai School of Medicine Hematolog…
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Thought leaders and organizations working on research involving Hepatitis.

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  • Charles M Rice
  • Thomas Pietschmann
  • Joseph Marcotrigiano
  • Ralf Bartenschlager
  • David L Thomas
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  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Merck
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  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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  • Rockefeller University
  • Scripps Research Institute
  • University Hospital of Zurich
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Duke University

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