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Genetic variability of hepatitis C virus NS3 protein in human leukocyte antigen-A2 liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Feb 2004
López-Labrador F Xavier, Berenguer Marina, Sempere Amparo, Prieto Martín, Sirera Rafael, González-Molina Andrés, Ortiz Vicente, Marty Maria Luisa, Berenguer Joaquín, Gobernado Miguel
Abstract excerpt
The association between the severity of chronic hepatitis C and the variability of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome remains controversial, but to our knowledge few data are available to date regarding T-cell epitope coding regions in transplant patients. In the current study, we identified 21 human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2-positive Spanish patients with chronic hepatitis C, 14 immunosuppressed liver...
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