Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: Guest Editor’s Editorial: Advances in Managing Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection (A Special Issue). | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2006 3 28 International Journal of Medical Sciences ISSN 1449-1907 2006 3 2 28-28 2006 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Editorial Guest Editor s Editorial Advances in Managing Hepatitis C Virus HCV Infection A Special Issue Ke-Qin Hu Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of California Irvine Medical Center CA 92868 USA Corresponding address Ke-Qin Hu MD Director of Hepatology Services and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Divisions of GI and Transplantation Univ. of California Irvine Medical Center 101 The City Drive Building 53 Suite 113 Orange CA 92868 USA. Phone 714-456-6745. Email kqhu@ Published Editorial Chronic infection of hepatitis C virus HCV affects approximately 170 million people worldwide and 4-5 million people in the Unites States. Studies have projected a substantial burden from HCV disease and related complications including liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma HCC over the next 10 to 20 years. Since the identification of HCV in 1989 significant advances have been made in our understanding of HCV virology diagnosis natural history and treatment of chronic HCV infection. The goal of this special issue of International Journal of Medical Sciences is to report and update our current knowledge in the selected areas. The issue is started with a thorough review of the advances in HCV molecular virology by Drs. Brass Moradpour and Blum. Understanding HCV life cycle and the novel in vitro HCV replicating system will facilitate discovery of new anti-HCV drugs. Drs. Chevaliez and Pawlotsky describe the currently available serologic and molecular assays and their application in diagnosing HCV infection and monitoring HCV treatment. Understanding natural history of chronic HCV infection is essential for evidence-based management of HCV-infected patients. Drs. Sy and Jamal present a systematical overview on the epidemiology of chronic HCV infection and Drs. .
