Main description:

Articles represent the proceedings of the Falk Symposium No. 156 on Genetics in Liver Disease, part of the XIII International Liver Week 2006 held in Freiburg, Germany. Contributions come from an international team of leading scientists and clinicians. In the tradition of the Falk Symposia, this book provides an exciting overview of current developments in the genetics of liver diseases, their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Contents:

Contents List of principal contributors List of chairpersons Preface SECTION I: BASIC ASPECTS.- 1 State-of-the-Art Lecture I: Pharmacogenetics.- 2 Microassay analysis and liver diseases.- 3 Genetics of gallstone disease.- 4 Genetics in viral hepatitis: role of HLA class I and II alleles in hepatitis C virus infection.- 5 Liver cancer.- 6 Hans Popper Award Lecture: Circulatory and renal failure in cirrhosis.- SECTION II: LIVER DISEASES (PART 1).- 7 State-of-the-Art Lecture II: Hereditary haemochromatosis: the genes and the disease.- 8 Wilson disease: practical applications of molecular approaches.- 9 Wilson disease: therapeutic strategies.- 10 Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: a journey through 30 years, clinical findings in relation to current biochemical Knowledge.- 11 Porphyrias.- 12 Liver disease in cystic fibrosis.- SECTION III: LIVER DISEASES (PART 2).- 13 State-of-the-Art Lecture III: Genetics of cholestasis.- 14 Hereditary liver diseases: screening strategies.- 15 Gene therapy for liver diseases: experimental strategies.- 16 Cancer gene therapy: the experience from clinical trials.- 17 Stem cell transplantation.- Index