Article
Anti-hepatitis C virus core IgM antibodies correlate with hepatitis C recurrence and its severity in liver transplant patients.
Gut - 1 Nov 2000
Bizollon T, Ahmed S N, Guichard S, Chevallier P, Adham M, Ducerf C, Baulieux J, Trepo C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The significance of immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen was studied in 60 patients with HCV infection after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction. METHODS: Patients were followed up for a mean of 28 months after transplantation. Sera collected three months before transplantation, and one and 12 months after transplantation were...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C Antigens
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin M
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged