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Preliminary results: outcome of liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus varies by hepatitis B virus genotype.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Jun 2002
Devarbhavi Harshad C, Cohen Ari J, Patel Robin, Wiesner Russell H, Dickson Rolland C, Ishitani Michael B
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of liver failure throughout the world. HBV has seven different genotypes based on variations within the viral nucleotide sequence. Initially, patients who underwent liver transplantation for HBV had high recurrence rates and poor survival. Recently, improved outcomes have been reported when patients are administered hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) infusions to maintain...
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