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Antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: sustained virologic response is related to genotype 2/3 and response at week 12.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Aug 2008
Raziorrouh Bijan, Jung Maria-Christina, Schirren Carl Albrecht, Loehe Florian, Thiel Manfred, Nitschko Hans, Diepolder Helmut, Ulsenheimer Axel, Heeg Malte, Zachoval Reinhart, Gruener Norbert Hubert
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OBJECTIVES: Recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation (LT) is a major cause of transplant failure in HCV-positive patients. We retrospectively assessed the efficacy and safety of antiviral therapy and determined the factors influencing sustained virologic response (SVR) in LT recipients. METHODS: Between 1998 and 2007, we treated 36 LT recipients for hepatitis C cirrhosis and...
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