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Disappearance of hepatitis B virus core deletion mutants and successful combined kidney/liver transplantation in a patient treated with lamivudine.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Jan 1999
Meisel H, Preikschat P, Reinke P, Hocher B, Budde K, Bechstein W O, Neuhaus P, Krüger D H, Neumayer H H
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) core deletion variants with enhanced viral replication are associated with rapid deterioration of liver function in renal allograft recipients. Antiviral agents such as famciclovir and lamivudine offer new treatment strategies for these patients. Appearance, accumulation and persistence of HBV core deletion mutants were closely monitored in a kidney transplant recipient with liver...
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