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Longitudinal analysis of hepatitis C virus replication and liver fibrosis progression in renal transplant recipients.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2000
Izopet J, Rostaing L, Sandres K, Cisterne J M, Pasquier C, Rumeau J L, Duffaut M, Durand D, Puel J
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was investigated by analysis of changes in viral and histologic parameters in 36 renal transplant recipients who were infected with HCV before transplantation. Each patient was classified according to development of liver fibrosis as assessed by 2 liver biopsies done 45 and 81 months after transplantation: 13 had progressing liver fibrosis (fibrosers) and 23...
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