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The influence of viral genotypes and rejection episodes on the recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
Surgery today - 1 Jan 2003
Sugo Hiroyuki, Balderson Glenda A, Crawford Darrell H G, Fawcett Jonathan, Lynch Stephen V, Strong Russell W, Futagawa Shunji
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to report the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype and rejection episodes on the outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), hepatitis recurrence, and progression to graft cirrhosis after OLT. METHODS: Fifty-three patients who all had undergone OLT for end-stage liver cirrhosis were selected for this study. Hepatitis C genotype was determined. Recurrent hepatitis...
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