Published February, 2011
By Hiroshi Handa, Yukio Yamaguchi and Yuki Yamaguchi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Medical Intelligence Unit
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Hepatitis Delta Virus is an up-to-date guide to hepatitis D virus (HDV), a human virus with a number of distinctive features. Each chapter of this book describes one of the broad aspects of HDV from virology to molecular biology, and from diagnosis to therapy.

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Published February, 2011
By Gerald J. Prud'homme
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New therapies with anti-cytokine antibodies or receptors are promising, but require frequent administration of expensive protein drugs.Gene Therapy of Autoimmune Diseases comprehensively reviews research in gene therapy for autoimmune diseases with viral or non-viral vectors.

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Published December, 2010
By Paul Saftig
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It addresses the biogenesis of this compartment, the transport of lysosomal proteins, the role of the lysosomal membrane in lysosomal stability and transport, the function of lysosomal proteases and hydrolases, lysosomal storage disorders, and new concepts on how to treat these diseases.

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Published December, 2010
By Moshe Szyf
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Once techniques to probe the methylation profile of whole genomes as well as specific genes became available, it became clear that DNA methylation patterns are gene and tissue specific and that patterns of gene expression correlate with patterns of methylation.

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Published December, 2010
By Suresh Mahalingam
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In the past five years, a large number of new chemokines and chemokine receptors have been identified. Chemokines in Viral Infections is the first to provide a comprehensive write up on the various evidences available to date on the interactions between host chemokine system and viral chemokines.

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Published December, 2010
By Gian Franco Baronzio, E. Dieter Hager and Gian F. Baronzio
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Following an introductory overview, Hyperthermia In Cancer Treatment: A Primer comprehensively describes the biological reasons for associating hyperthermia with radiation and chemotherapy and the biological and clinical effects of hyperthermia on cancerous and normal tissues.

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Published December, 2010
By Olivier Morteau
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Oral Tolerance: Cellular and Molecular Basis, Clinical Aspects, and Therapeutic Potential, has been designed as a concise yet comprehensive overview of the newest fundamental and clinical advances in the field.

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Published November, 2010
By Jan A.M. Smeitink
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Mitochondrial diseases are often hard to diagnose. With the new research done, this book includes updates on the normal structure, function, and molecular biology of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, information on traditional diagnostical methodologies, and an overview of the diagnostic promise of new technologies.

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Published November, 2010
By Harald Wajant
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Fas Signaling is focused on the signaling mechanisms and biology of the prototypic death receptor Fas, also called CD95 or APO-1. Fas Signaling aims to provide the reader with an up-to-date survey of the various aspects of Fas biology and the open questions of the field are addressed.

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Published November, 2010
By Graham Pawelec
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Understanding the reasons for age-associated alterations to protective immunity in the elderly would ultimately improve and extend healthspan. The majority of the papers collected in this remarkable and timely volume address the mechanisms responsible for immune ageing in humans.

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