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Daily interferon therapy for hepatitis C virus infection in liver transplant recipients.
Transplantation - 27 Jan 2001
Cotler S J, Ganger D R, Kaur S, Rosenblate H, Jakate S, Sullivan D G, Ng K W, Gretch D R, Jensen D M
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection persists after liver transplantation and causes recurrent liver injury in the majority of patients. Standard dose interferon therapy has been largely unsuccessful for hepatitis C in transplant recipients. METHODS: Twelve patients, at least 7 months posttransplant, with detectable hepatitis C virus RNA in serum and features of hepatitis C on liver biopsy were randomized to...
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