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Overview
This single reference on DNA tumor viruses in animal models and humans presents the latest studies on mechanisms of virus transformation, their association with human tumors, and the possibility of prevention and control by vaccination. Chapters provide current information on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of virus-induced tumors and offer insights into future prospects of immunological intervention. Biomedical researchers, clinicians, and virologists will benefit from this key resource.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
This single reference on DNA tumor viruses in animal models and humans presents the latest studies on mechanisms of virus transformation, their association with human tumors, and the possibility of prevention and control by vaccination. Chapters provide current information on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of virus-induced tumors and offer insights into future prospects of immunological intervention. Biomedical researchers, clinicians, and virologists will benefit from this key resource.
Booknews
Assesses the current knowledge of dna tumor viruses by reviewing animal models, mechanisms of transformation, association with human tumors, and possibilities of prevention and control by vaccination. Among the topics, two animal herpesviruses inducing lymphoproliferative diseases, Marek's disease virus and Herpesvirus saimiri, are presented as models of lymphomas associated with human herpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, and human herpesvirus 6; and two chapters are devoted to humoral and cell-mediated immunity to human papillomaviruses and Epstein-Barr virus in relation to vaccine design and other possibilities of immunologic control of the associated tumors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)