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Impact of hepatitis C virus seropositivity on survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies
14 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Because hepatitis C virus infection causes hepatic and immunological dysfunction, we hypothesized that seropositivity for this virus could be associated with increased non-relapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. DESIGN AND METHODS: We performed a case-control study of the outcomes of patients who were hepatitis C virus seropositive at the time of allogeneic...
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