Human Oncogenic Viruses

Human Oncogenic Viruses
ISBN-10
9812833463
ISBN-13
9789812833464
Category
Medical
Pages
339
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
World Scientific
Authors
Jing-hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen

Description

Viruses are the causes of approximately 25% of human cancers. Due to their importance in carcinogenesis, there is a desperate need for a book that discusses these viruses. This book is therefore timely, providing a comprehensive review of the molecular biology of oncogenic viruses and The cancers they cause. Viruses that are discussed in the individual chapters include hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human papilloma viruses, Epsteinndash;Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma virus and human T-cell leukemia virus type 1. This book provides up-to-date information for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, physicians and non-experts who are interested in learning more about the oncogenic viruses and how they cause human cancers.

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