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Elevated interleukin-4 expression in severe recurrent hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Apr 2007
Dharancy Sébastien, Podevin Philippe, Aoudjehane Lynda, Batteux Frédéric, Rosenberg Arielle R, Soubrane Olivier, Calmus Yvon, Conti Filomena
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BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is usually associated with high levels of hepatic interleukin (IL)-2 and low levels of IL-4 transcripts. HCV frequently recurs after liver transplantation, and its course is accelerated in this setting. We compared in situ expression of IL-2 and IL-4 in...
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