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Recurrence of hepatitis C virus genotype-4 infection following orthotopic liver transplantation: natural history and predictors of outcome.
Annals of Saudi medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Mudawi Hatim, Helmy Ahmed, Kamel Yasser, Al Saghier Mohammed, Al Sofayan Mohammed, Al Sebayel Mohammed, Khalaf Hatem, Al Bahili Hamad, Al Shiek Yasser, Alawi Khalil, Aljedai Ahmed, Mohamed Hazem, Al Hamoudi Waleed, Abdo Ayman
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are few reports on hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4) recurrences after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Therefore, we undertook a study to determine the epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of patients with biopsy-proven recurrent HCV infection and analyzed the factors that influence recurrent disease severity. We also compared disease recurrence and...
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