HCV Infection and Cryoglobulinemia

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks
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   Chapter 2 Natural History, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of HCV Infection
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   Chapter 3 Immune Control of HCV Infection
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   Chapter 4 B Cell Activation: General to HCV-Specific Considerations
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   Chapter 5 Organ-Specific Autoimmunity in HCV-Positive Patients
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   Chapter 6 HCV and Blood Cells: How Can We Distinguish Infection from Association?
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   Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Cell Entry of Hepatitis C Virus
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   Chapter 8 HCV Infection of Hematopoietic and Immune Cell Subsets
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    Chapter 9 Cryoglobulinemia and Chronic HCV Infection: An Evolving Story
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    Chapter 10 The Complement System in Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 11 The Pivotal Role of C1qR in Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 12 Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (MC) Cross-Reactive Idiotypes (CRI): Structural and Clinical Significance
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    Chapter 13 Molecular Insights into the Disease Mechanisms of Type II Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 14 The Role of VCAM-1 in the Pathogenesis of Hepatitis-C-Associated Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis
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    Chapter 15 Up-Regulation of B-Lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) in Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 16 Role of B-Cell-Attracting Chemokine-1 in HCV-Related Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
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    Chapter 17 Serum α-Chemokine CXCL10 and β-Chemokine CCL2 Levels in HCV-Positive Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 18 Experimental Models of Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 19 The Expanding Spectrum of Clinical Features in HCV-Related Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 20 Classification of Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
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    Chapter 21 Demographic and Survival Studies of Cryoglobulinemic Patients
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    Chapter 22 HCV-Associated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
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    Chapter 23 Rheumatologic Symptoms in Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 24 Endocrine Manifestations of HCV-Positive Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 25 Cutaneous Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
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    Chapter 26 Peripheral Neuropathy and Central Nervous System Involvement in Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 27 Long-Term Course of Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 28 HBV/HCV Co-infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 29 Clinical and Immunological Features of HCV/HIV Co-infected Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 30 HCV-Negative Mixed Cryoglobulinemia: Facts and Fancies
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    Chapter 31 Cryoglobulinemia in HCV-Positive Renal Transplant and Liver Transplant Patients
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    Chapter 32 Chromosome Abnormalities in HCV-Related Lymphoproliferation
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    Chapter 33 Molecular Features of Lymphoproliferation in Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 34 The Higher Prevalence of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in HCV-Positive Patients with and Without Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 35 Incidence and Characteristics of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas in HCV-Positive Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 36 Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia Associated with Cryoglobulinemia: Pathogenetic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects
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    Chapter 37 Should HCV-Positive Asymptomatic Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Be Treated with Combined Antiviral Therapy?
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    Chapter 38 The Role of Rituximab in the Therapy of Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 39 Rituximab in Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis: First- or Second-Line Therapy?
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    Chapter 40 PIRR Therapy in HCV-Related Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 41 Antiviral Therapy in HCV-Positive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Pathogenetic Implications
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    Chapter 42 Active or Indolent Cutaneous Ulcers in Cryoglobulinemia: How Should They Be Treated?
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    Chapter 43 Double Filtration Plasmapheresis: An Effective Treatment of Cryoglobulinemia
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    Chapter 44 Emergency in Cryoglobulinemia: Clinical and Therapeutic Approach
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    Chapter 45 Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Cryoglobulinemia: Imatinib, Infliximab, Bortezomib, and Beyond