Molecular Pathology of Liver Diseases
Molecular Pathology of Liver Diseases integrates the traditional knowledge of physiological and pathological processes in the liver with a balanced emphasis on fundamental concepts; timely advances in cellular and molecular mechanisms; and applied patholo
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MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY LIBRARY SERIES Philip T. Cagle, MD, Series Editor
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Satdarshan P. S. Monga Editor
Molecular Pathology of Liver Diseases
Editor Satdarshan P.S. Monga Director-Division of Experimental Pathology Associate Professor Division of Experimental Pathology and Department of Pathology Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine 200 Lothrop Street, S421-BST Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 15261, USA [email protected]
ISSN 1935-987X e-ISSN 1935-9888 ISBN 978-1-4419-7106-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7107-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7107-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgments
I would like to dedicate this textbook to my late mother, an outstanding Obstetrician and Gynecologist who selflessly served her patients. The textbook is also incomplete without thanking many individuals without whom this venture would not have been possible. I would like to acknowledge the support of my wife Dr. Dulabh Kaur Monga and my children, Jappmann Kaur Monga and Jayvir Singh Monga for their incessant support and understanding throughout this undertaking. I would also like to acknowledge the patience of my laboratory members, including the graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and technicians during the editing phase of the textbook. I would also like to thank my past assistant Ms. Candace Smigla and present assistant Ms. Lorrin Bowser for their incredible support and in keeping the materials organized and updated for efficient completion of this project. This book would not have been possible without the support of Ms. Barbara Lopez-Lucio, who very efficiently and patiently worked with me throughout the prepublication proceedings. Last but not by any means the
