{"product_id":"9783034895446","title":"Progress in Drug Research","description":"\u003ch1\u003eProgress in Drug Research\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWang, Q.May; Heinz, Beverly A.; Glasel, Jay A.; Reyes, Gerlie C.de los; Koda, Robert T.; Lien, Eric J.; Vedani, Angelo; Dobler, Max; Keifer, Paul A.; Mendelsohn, Laurane G.; Gupta, Satya P.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis C virus (HCV) was first identified in 1989 as the etiologic agent of non-A, non-B hepatitis [1] and is currently recognized as the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. In contrast to hepatitis B virus infection, in which only about 5% of adult infections become chronic, more than 80% of HCV-infected patients develop chronic hepatitis. Moreover, 20-50% of those persistently infected with HCV will develop liver cirrhosis and hepatocellu­ lar carcinoma (HCC) [2]. It is estimated that there are 10,000 deaths in the USA per year due to chronic liver failure or HCC [3]. In addition, HCV dis­ 25-50% of all liver transplants in US centers, and the ease is responsible for recurrence of HCV infection following liver transplantation is universal [4]. Typically, HCV disease emerges after a 10-20 year period during which symp­ toms, if they exist at all, are mild and non-specific. Although the prevalence varies greatly among different countries, it has been estimated that up to 170 million people (3% of the world's population), are infected with HCV [5]. A recent study in the USA found that 65% of all HCV-infected persons are 30 to 49 years old [6].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9783034895446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783034895446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-0348-8385-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Birkhäuser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359203782796,"sku":"9783034895446","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783034895446_2e4335df-1450-45d7-b1ec-94a6cded2692.jpg?v=1755105050","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783034895446","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}