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Engraftment measurement in human liver tissue after liver cell transplantation by short tandem repeats analysis.
Cell transplantation - 1 Jan 2004
Mas Valeria R, Maluf Daniel G, Thompson Melissa, Ferreira-Gonzalez Andrea, Fisher Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Hepatocyte transplantation has been proposed as a technique for bridging patients to whole-organ transplantation, for providing metabolic support during liver failure, and for replacing whole-organ transplantation in certain metabolic liver diseases. Assessment of hepatocyte engraftment has been difficult to measure, and the degree of engraftment needed to correct various liver disorders is still unknown. A...
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