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Evolution of hepatitis C virus quasispecies immediately following liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Sept 2004
Feliu Anna, Gay Eugeni, García-Retortillo Montserrat, Saiz Juan Carlos, Forns Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Liver cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the main indication for liver transplantation (LT). There is little information on HCV genetic evolution following transplantation. The aim of this study was to carefully assess early evolution of HCV quasispecies in a cohort of 18 liver transplant recipients followed prospectively. Quasispecies analysis was performed by sequence analysis of...
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