This book contains the proceedings of Falk Symposium 157, entitled Chronic Hepatitis: Metabolic, Cholestatic, Viral and Autoimmune, held in Freiburg, Germany, in October 2006: one of three symposia du
Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is the fifth most common cause of death between the ages of 25 and 45. To date it is not possible to inhibit or reverse pro