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Evolution of hepatitis C viral quasispecies after liver transplantation.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2002
Lyra Andre C, Fan Xiaofeng, Lang Dorothy M, Yusim Karina, Ramrakhiani Sanjay, Brunt Elizabeth M, Korber Bette, Perelson Alan S, Di Bisceglie Adrian M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: To determine whether HCV quasispecies diversity correlated positively with liver disease progression after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). METHODS: We studied 11 patients undergoing OLT for HCV-related cirrhosis with recurrent hepatitis C in 2 groups according to the stage of hepatic fibrosis on follow-up. The mild group had stage 1 or 2 fibrosis; the severe group, stage 3 or 4...
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