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Influence of liver hepatitis C virus RNA and hepatitis C virus genotype on FAS-mediated apoptosis after liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Transplantation - 15 Nov 2000
Di Martino V, Brenot C, Samuel D, Saurini F, Paradis V, Reynés M, Bismuth H, Féray C
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BACKGROUND: Recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation is characterized by a high level of intrahepatic HCV replication and more severe liver damage in case of genotype 1b infection. We investigated the involvement of apoptosis in recurrent HCV liver disease, and its possible links with histological findings, HCV genotype, liver HCV RNA level, and liver Fas mRNA level. METHODS: We...
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