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Impact of the hepatitis B virus genotype on pre- and post-liver transplantation outcomes.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Oct 2008
Gaglio Paul, Singh Sundeep, Degertekin Bulent, Ishitani Michael, Hussain Munira, Perrillo Robert, Lok Anna S
Abstract excerpt
Emerging data suggest that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype and the precore and core promoter variants impact the outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between HBV genotype, precore and core promoter variants, and pre- and post-OLT outcomes. Serum samples from patients participating in the National Institutes of...
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